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7.2 Transverse and longitudinal waves · Fathom

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Physics
7.2 Transverse and longitudinal waves

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7.2 Transverse and longitudinal waves

2 of 2 objectives have lessons · 0 studied · 0 secure

Lessons

Transverse and longitudinal wavesWhat makes a wave transverse or longitudinal, how to tell which one you are looking at, and the comparison examiners ask for. 9 min, not started
Reading graphs of transverse and longitudinal wavesA graph of a transverse wave looks like the wave; a graph of a longitudinal wave does not. Here is how to read both without mixing them up. 10 min, not started

Syllabus objectives

2 objectives

What Cambridge says you should be able to do, in our words. Codes are the topic number plus the objective’s position.

7.2.1

Compare transverse and longitudinal waves.

Taught in: Transverse and longitudinal waves · 5 questions

7.2.2

Analyse and interpret graphs that represent transverse and longitudinal waves.

Taught in: Reading graphs of transverse and longitudinal waves · 6 questions