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UNIT 1 Physics Key Words (BTEC Applied Science Level 3) questions with answers

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UNIT 1 Physics Key Words (BTEC
Applied Science Level 3) questions
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Oscillation - Correct answer ✔A regular repeating motion about a central value
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Antinode - Correct answer ✔points of maximum amplitude that occur halfway between each pair
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of nodes.
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Stationary Waves - Correct answer ✔wave motions that store energy rather than transferring
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energy to other locations |||||| |||||| ||||||




Radian - Correct answer ✔a unit of angle measure based on arc length
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Superimpose/superposition - Correct answer ✔the adding together of wave displacements that |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




occur when waves from two or more separate sources overlap at any given location.
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Energy of a photon equation - Correct answer ✔E=hf
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Refractive Index - Correct answer ✔of a transparent medium is the ratio of speed of light in
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vacuum to the speed of light in the medium.
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First Harmonic - Correct answer ✔Pattern of stationary waves on a string when it vibrates at its
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lowest possible frequency |||||| ||||||




Displacement - Correct answer ✔how far the quantity that is in an oscillation has moved from its
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mean value at any given time
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