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Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Why Do Scientists Think That Light and Sound Are Waves? Unit PlanBbc: Gcse Bitesize: Why Do Scientists Think That Light and Sound Are Waves? Unit Plan
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Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Why Do Scientists Think That Light and Sound Are Waves?

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Light travels as transverse waves and can travel through a vacuum. Sound travels as longitudinal waves and needs to travel through a solid, liquid or gas. Read about the properties of light and of sound, and learn the differences between these two types of waves. Take a quiz at the end to check your understanding.

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diffraction, properties of light, refraction, wavelength, light waves, sound waves

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constructive interference, critical angle, destructive interference, echo, interference, internal reflection, properties of sound, bbc, gcse bitesize, light and sound compared, light wave, longitudinal wave, optical fibre, reflection, sound wave, transverse wave

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