Modelling Waves

Modelling Waves

Open Ended

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Poll

Which inside out character best describe how your feeling?

Multiple Choice

Angle of incident is ?

• different to the angle of reflection

• equal to the angle of reflection

Multiple Choice

Refraction is when?

• light travels in a straight line

• light bends

Multiple Choice

Longitudinal waves are when

• the vibrations are parallel to the direction of wave travel.

• the vibrations are at right angles to the direction of wave travel.

Multiple Choice

Transverse waves are when

• the vibrations are parallel to the direction of wave travel.

• the vibrations are at right angles to the direction of wave travel.

Multiple Choice

Longitudinal waves are when

• the vibrations are parallel to the direction of wave travel.

• the vibrations are at right angles to the direction of wave travel.

Multiple Choice

Which travels in longitudinal waves?

• light

• sound

• water

Multiple Choice

Wavelength in longitudinal waves goes from?

• compression to expansion

• expansion to expansion

• compression to compression

Multiple Choice

Which travels in transverse waves?

• sound

• water

• light

Multiple Choice

Transverse waves......

• the vibrations are parallel to the direction of wave travel.

• the vibrations are at right angles to the direction of wave travel.

Multiple Choice

Transverse wave length is measured from?

• trough to peak

• trough to trough

Multiple Choice

Amplitude is?

• the maximum displacement of a point of a wave from its rest position

• distance covered by a full cycle of the wave, usually measured from peak to peak, or trough to trough

• the number of waves passing a point each second

• the highest point above the rest position

Multiple Choice

Wavelength is?

• the maximum displacement of a point of a wave from its rest position

• distance covered by a full cycle of the wave, usually measured from peak to peak, or trough to trough

• the number of waves passing a point each second

• the highest point above the rest position

Multiple Choice

frequency is?

• the maximum displacement of a point of a wave from its rest position

• distance covered by a full cycle of the wave, usually measured from peak to peak, or trough to trough

• the number of waves passing a point each second

• the highest point above the rest position

Multiple Choice

Peak is?

• the maximum displacement of a point of a wave from its rest position

• distance covered by a full cycle of the wave, usually measured from peak to peak, or trough to trough

• the number of waves passing a point each second

• the highest point above the rest position

Multiple Choice

If two waves meet in step the wave will....

• get bigger

• stays the same

• get smaller

• get cancelled out

Multiple Choice

If two waves meet out of step the wave will....

• get bigger

• stays the same

• get smaller

• get cancelled out

Multiple Choice

Wave speed equals...

• frequency - wavelength

• frequency x wave speed

• frequency x wavelength