Physics A-Level
Radio waves
What Radio waves means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Radio waves
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Reference: AQA
Free-space electromagnetic radiation that diffracts around obstacles and passes through walls.
Topics that use Radio waves
- Transmission media (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Comparison of transmission media
- De-sensing
- Diffraction
- Geostationary satellites
- Metal wire
- Microwave transmission
- Optic fibre
- Refraction
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