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Key Stage 3
Meaning
To transmit is to send energy or information from one place to another.
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Transmission is the movement of a wave through a medium or from one medium into another.
About Transmission
- When a wave is transmitted through a consistent medium it will travel in a straight line.
- When a wave is transmitted through an interface the wave will be refracted. The degree of refraction of the wave depends upon the angle of incidence that the wave strikes the interface.
References
AQA
- Transmission (of wave energy), pages 202, 226-7, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Transmission electron microscope (TEM), page 18, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Transmission of waves, pages 189, 195, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA