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Measuring waves
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I can label the parts of a rope or water wave that can be measured, and I can interpret and sketch scale drawings of transverse waves.
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I can interpret and sketch displacement-time graphs of transverse waves.
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I can interpret and sketch graphs of longitudinal waves.
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You can interpret and explain sound waves shown on an oscilloscope.
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I can explain how to make measurements of distance and time to accurately measure the speed of water waves.
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I can describe how the frequency of a wave moving through a particular medium is related to its wavelength.
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I can calculate the speed, frequency or wavelength of a wave using the wave equation.
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I can accurately measure the wavelength, frequency and wave speed of water waves in a ripple tank.
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I can find the speed of waves on a string by measuring ‘standing wave’ patterns.
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I can describe how to measure the speed of sound in air and in a solid metal rod.
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I can describe how the human ear detects sound and explain why there are limits to human hearing.
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I can describe S waves and P waves produced by earthquakes and how they move through different parts of the Earth.
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