Physics GCSE
direction of energy transfer
What direction of energy transfer means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of direction of energy transfer
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The line along which a wave carries energy, to which transverse oscillations are perpendicular and longitudinal oscillations are parallel.
Topics that use direction of energy transfer
- Transverse and longitudinal waves (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- amplitude
- compressions and rarefactions
- floating objects
- longitudinal wave
- longitudinal waves
- transverse wave
- transverse waves
- water ripples
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