Waves - Physics GCSE

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Question	Answer
What are waves?	Waves can be described as oscillations or vibrations about a rest position.
What direction do sound waves go?	Air particles vibrate back and forth.
What direction do water waves go?	Water particles vibrate up and down.
Where are the vibrations on longitudinal waves?	The vibrations are parallel to the direction of wave travel.
Where are the vibrations on transverse waves?	The vibrations are at right angles to the direction of wave travel.
What is the highest point of a wave called?	The peak

Question	Answer
What is a trough?	The lowest point below the rest position.
What is amplitude?	The maximum displacement of a point of a wave from its rest position.
What is the distance covered by a full cycle of the wave, usually measured from peak to peak, or trough to trough called?	Wavelength
What is the number of waves passing a point each second called?	Frequency
Frequency X Wavelength = ??	Wavespeed (v)

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