Physics GCSE
sound and water waves
What sound and water waves means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of sound and water waves
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Reference: AQA
For ripples on a water surface and sound waves in air, it is the wave and not the water or air itself that travels.
Topics that use sound and water waves
- Transverse and longitudinal waves (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- amplitude
- compressions and rarefactions
- direction of energy transfer
- floating objects
- longitudinal wave
- longitudinal waves
- transverse wave
- transverse waves
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