Properties of Particles and Waves

Recap of wave properties for 21st Century Science P6 unit, used as an introduction to the Additional Science - Ideas in Context - Physics Question for the 2009 paper.
What P is a high point on a wave?. What T is a low point on a wave?. What R describes a wave bouncing off a surface?. What D describes a wave spreading out when it passes through a gap?. What E is carried by all waves?. What W is the medium for a ripple on a lake?. What R describes a wave changing direction as it passes from one material to another?. What C is the type of interference when waves add together to form a bigger wave?. What D is the type of interference when waves cancel each other out to give a smaller wave?. What S is a type of wave formed by vibrations in the air?. What L is a visible wave that forms part of the electromagnetic spectrum?. What M is a property that particles have but waves do not?. What I describes waves adding together or cancelling out?. What C happens when a peak and a trough of equal size meet?. What W is the distance between two peaks or two troughs?. What S is used to describe something that produces waves?. What A describes the height of a wave and gets bigger if the wave carries more energy?. What S is the word used to describe a narrow gap when describing wave experiments?. What F describes the number of waves that pass a point in one second, and is measured in Hz?. What S measures how fast a wave moves and can be calculated from Wavelength x Frequency ?.

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