Physics 0625 · IGCSE · General properties of waves

General properties of waves — practice question

Both light and sound move in the form of waves.
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Join each description to the term that fits it. One has already been done for you. Descriptions: light changing direction as it enters a medium sounds with very high frequency a glass prism making a spectrum light spreading out after passing through a narrow gap sound bouncing from a wall the seven colours in light Terms: amplitude dispersion diffraction echo longitudinal refraction spectrum ultrasound

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