Physics GCSE
floating objects
What floating objects means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of floating objects
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Reference: AQA
A floating object bobs up and down as ripples pass but stays in the same place, showing the water does not travel with the wave.
Topics that use floating objects
- Transverse and longitudinal waves (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- amplitude
- compressions and rarefactions
- direction of energy transfer
- longitudinal wave
- longitudinal waves
- transverse wave
- transverse waves
- water ripples
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