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AQA Combined Science · Physics Paper 2 · P6

Waves

Practice

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Lessons

  1. 6.1Waves transfer energy
  2. 6.2Transverse and longitudinal waves
  3. 6.3Amplitude and wavelength
  4. 6.4Frequency and period
  5. 6.5Calculating wave speed
  6. 6.6Measuring the speed of sound
  7. 6.7Required practical 20: waves in water
  8. 6.8Required practical 20: waves in a solid
  9. 6.9The electromagnetic spectrum
  10. 6.10Refraction and ray diagrams
  11. 6.11Investigating infrared radiation
  12. 6.12Uses of electromagnetic waves
  13. 6.13Radiation origins and hazards
  14. 6.14Higher Tier onlyHigher: wave interactions and refraction
  15. 6.15Higher Tier onlyHigher: producing and receiving radio waves
  16. 6.16Higher Tier onlyHigher: why waves suit their uses

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AQA Combined Science Trilogy specification, section 6.6

Required practicals · Virtual labs

Combined RP 20 · Separate Physics RP 8WavesOpen virtual lab →Combined RP 21 · Separate Physics RP 10Infrared radiationOpen virtual lab →Separate Physics · RP 9Reflection and refractionOpen virtual lab →