GCSE Physics – Transverse and longitudinal waves

Last updated: 26/06/2020
WJEC GCSE Science – Double science foundation Features of waves GCSE Physics – Transverse and longitudinal waves

Learning Objectives

-I can draw and label transverse and longitudinal waves
-I can describe the direction of movement and the direction of energy transfer for both transverse and longitudinal waves
-I can define the terms, amplitude, wavelength, time period and frequency

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  1. What are peaks of waves?

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  2. What are troughs of waves?

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  3. What angle is perpendicular?

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  4. What are the two main types of waves?

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  5. Which of these waves has peaks and troughs?

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  6. Which of these waves has peaks and troughs?

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  7. What is there in transverse waves?

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  8. What do longitudinal waves show?

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  9. Which of these is a transverse wave?

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  10. Which of these is a longitudinal wave?

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  11. Which of these is a transverse wave?

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  12. Which of these is a longitudinal wave?

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  13. What are sound waves travelling through air an example of?

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  14. What type of wave is a sound wave?

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  15. What do sound waves need to transport?

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  16. What are ripples on a water surface an example of?

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  17. What type of wave is an electromagnetic wave?

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  18. Which of these waves shows compressions and rarefactions?

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  19. How do longitudinal waves vibrate?

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  20. How do transverse waves vibrate?

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  21. What is an area of compression?

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  22. What is an area of rarefaction?

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  23. What is transferred in all types of waves?

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  24. What is not transferred in all types of waves?

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  25. Which of these waves shows compressions and rarefactions?

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