AQA A Level Physics 3.3.1.2 Longitudinal and transverse waves

• Not shown

• Combination of transverse and longitudinal

• A

• Longitudinal wave

• B

• Transverse wave

• A

• Compression

• B

• Trough

• C

• Peak

• D

• Rarefaction

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• D

• Longitudinal wavelength

• B

• Amplitude

• A

• Transverse wavelength

• C

• Peak to peak

Transverse oscillation direction

• Perpendicular to wave propagation

• Parallel to wave propagation

• Up and down

• Left and right

• Circular

Longitudinal oscillation direction

• Perpendicular to wave propagation

• Parallel to wave propagation

• Up and down

• Left and right

• Circular

Identify types of waves

Groups:

(a) Transverse

,

(b) Longitudinal

• Wave on a string

• S-waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Sound

• P-waves

Which is a property of transverse waves ONLY?

• Diffraction

• Refraction

• Polarisation

• Interference

• Photoelectric effect

Electromagnetic waves consist of two types of ​ (a)   wave which move at ​​right-angles to each other. One wave is an ​ (b)   field. The other is the ​ (c)   field. All electromagnetic waves move at the same ​ (d)   which is ​ (e)   .

• longitudinal
• sound
• gravitational
• angle
• transverse
• electric
• magnetic
• speed
• 300,000,000 m/s
• 3,000,000 m/s

When ​ (a)   waves reach a polariser, only the waves which are ​ (b)   in the same direction as the filter are allowed to pass through. The rest of the waves are ​ (c)   . Glare caused by light reflecting off water or snow is ​ (d)   polarised, so sunglasses have a ​ (e)   filter.

• polarised
• moving
• reflected
• diffracted
• travelling
• unpolarised
• oriented
• blocked
• horizontally
• vertical

This aerial is oriented​ (a)   , which means that it must be pointed towards a ​ (b)   which is emitting ​ (c)   waves. If it was oriented the wrong way, then ​ (d)   signal would be received.

• horizontally
• horizontally polarised
• vertically
• vertically polarised
• transmitter
• receiver
• no
• a weak
• a strong