GCSE Physics and combined science
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show | Amplitude
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The distance from a point on one wave to the equivalent point on the next wave is the … | show 🗑
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The number of waves passing a point each second is the… | show 🗑
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Name an example of a longitudinal wave | show 🗑
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show | light, water, any electromagnetic
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Oscillations are along the same direction as the direction of travel is a _________ wave | show 🗑
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Oscillations are at right angles to the direction of travel in a ____________ wave | show 🗑
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The time needed for one wave to pass a given point is the… | show 🗑
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show | compression
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show | rarefaction
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An object is said to _________ radiation when energy from an EM wave is taken up by the object | show 🗑
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show | transmit
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show | reflection
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show | refracion
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Refraction changes both the _________ and ___________ of a wave | show 🗑
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Which two angles are equal in reflection | show 🗑
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Draw a transverse wave and label the wavelength and amplidtue | show 🗑
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Draw a longitudinal wave and label the wavelength | show 🗑
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show | v = fλ
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What is the unit of frequency? | show 🗑
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show | metres (m)
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What is the unit of wave speed? | show 🗑
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show | 300 000 000 m/s
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show | gamma
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What is the EM radiation with the longest wavelength? | show 🗑
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What is the EM radiation with the highest frequency? | show 🗑
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What is the EM radiation with the lowest frequency? | show 🗑
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show | Radio, microwave, infrared, visible, UV, X-rays, gamma
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Can EM waves travel through space? | show 🗑
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show | no
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show | water
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Name a use of radio waves | show 🗑
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show | microwave
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Give one use of microwaves | show 🗑
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show | electrical heaters, infrared cameras
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Give a use of visible radiation | show 🗑
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show | UV
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show | Medical imaging
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Give one use of gamma rays | show 🗑
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show | absorbed by bone but transmitted through soft tissue
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Why are gamma rays used in medical treatment? | show 🗑
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What are the risks of exposure to UV radiation? | show 🗑
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What are the risks of exposure of X-rays? | show 🗑
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What are the risks of exposure to gamma rays? | show 🗑
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