Physics GCSE
Evidence from floating objects on water
What Evidence from floating objects on water means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Evidence from floating objects on water
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Reference: OCR
A floating object such as a cork bobs up and down as the ripple passes but stays in roughly the same place, so the water oscillates while the ripple pattern moves outward.
Topics that use Evidence from floating objects on water
- Wave behaviour (OCR GCSE)
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