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Wave Speed

Each wave crest travels a distance equal to one wavelength in the time period T = 1/f.using speed = distance ÷ time:
speed of wave=distance travelled in one cycle
time taken for one cycle
=λ
T
v=λf
The higher the frequency the shorter the wavelength.

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Specification: AQA Physics (7407), AS-level, 3.3.1.2 Longitudinal and transverse waves and 3.3.1.1 Progressive waves. Topic: Waves.

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Refraction
The change of direction of a wave as it crosses a boundary between two media in which it travels at different speeds.

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