Features of Waves

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GCSE Physics Flashcards on Features of Waves, created by lily bevan on 12/03/2017.
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Which of these cannot travel through a vacuum? Sound
What do we call the height of a wave? Amplitude
What do we measure in Hz in sound waves? Frequency
What describe the spreading out of a wave after it has passed through a gap? Diffraction
What size gap causes significant diffraction? A gap that is sized similarly to the wavelength
What are the units of frequency? Hertz
How do we calculate the frequency of a wave? Frequency = 1 / the time period
What is the period of a wave? The time it takes to complete one oscillation
Which of these is not a type of electromagnetic radiation? Sound waves
What is the wave speed equation? Wave speed = frequency x wave length
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