KS4 Physics Waves in Matter

Waves in air, fluids and solids

Wave Properties

• Amplitude
• Frequency
• Period
• Wavelength
• Wave Speed

• Transverse Wave
• Longitudinal Wave

Mechanical Waves

• Water Wave
• Sound Wave
• Waves on a String
• Seismic Waves

GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Mechanical Waves

Waves at material interfaces: applications in exploring structures

• Interface
  • Medium
• Reflection
  • Specular Reflection
  • Diffuse Reflection
  • Law of Reflection
• Refraction

GCSE Physics Required Practical: Investigating Reflection and Refraction of Light

• Transmission
• Absorption

Higher

• Sound Waves
  • Ear
    • Infrasound
    • Ultrasound
  • Echolocation
  • Ultrasound Imaging
• Seismic Waves
  • P-waves
  • S-waves
    • Structure of Earth