Physics GCSE
Wave transfers energy not matter
What Wave transfers energy not matter means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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A wave transfers energy from one place to another without transferring the medium itself.
Topics that use Wave transfers energy not matter
- Wave behaviour (OCR GCSE)
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