This PowerPoint explains:
- what waves are
- Longitudinal waves
- Transverse waves
- the parts of waves
- wave speed – equation and example exam questions with worked answers
- time period – equations and example exam questions with worked answers
- experiment to find wave speed
- light waves and colour
- refraction
- dispersion
- sound waves: what they are, how they’re produced, how we hear them, measuring their speed
- reflection: law of reflection with example question
- light waves vs sound waves
It finishes with multiple-choice review questions.
