Physics A-Level
Oscillating quantity
What Oscillating quantity means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Oscillating quantity
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The quantity that must be identified, then compared with the direction of energy propagation, to classify an example.
Topics that use Oscillating quantity
- Longitudinal and transverse waves (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Classification of waves
- Compressions and rarefactions
- Evidence for transverse nature
- Longitudinal
- Longitudinal wave
- Polarisation
- Polarising filter
- Polaroid material
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