AQA GCSE Physics · Topic 6
60 cards on Waves, every one written against a numbered point in section 4.6 of the AQA Physics spec. Here’s what the topic covers, and 4 cards to try.
Answer each one in your head, then check. In the app, how well you knew it decides when you see it again.
4.6.1.1 · Transverse & Longitudinal Waves
Transverse: oscillations are perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer (e.g. ripples on water, light). Longitudinal: oscillations are parallel to the direction of energy transfer (e.g. sound in air).
4.6.1.2 · Wave Properties
Amplitude: maximum displacement of a point from its undisturbed position. Wavelength: distance from a point on one wave to the same point on the next. Frequency: number of waves passing a point each second (Hz).
4.6.2.1 · Electromagnetic Spectrum
Transverse waves that transfer energy from a source to an absorber. They form a continuous spectrum and all travel at the same speed in a vacuum or air.
4.6.2.2–4.6.2.3 · Refraction & EM Properties
The change in direction of a wave when it passes from one medium into another, because its speed changes.
Every part of section 4.6 of the AQA spec, and how many cards cover it. Higher-only cards are hidden for Foundation students. Cards only on the separate Physics GCSE are hidden for Combined Science.
The method, the variables and a worked example for each.
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