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Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: General Properties of Waves Unit PlanBbc: Gcse Bitesize: General Properties of Waves Unit Plan
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Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: General Properties of Waves

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Light travels as waves. Waves can be described by their amplitude, wavelength and frequency. The speed of a wave can be calculated from its frequency and wavelength.

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amplitude, diffraction, frequency, longitudinal waves, properties of waves, refraction, transverse waves, wavelength, waves

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ray diagram, speed of a wave, types of waves, wave speed, bbc, gcse bitesize, what are waves?, reflection, characteristics of waves

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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