4-WAV-01

Outcomes

• Pupils understand and can use the terms amplitude, frequency, wavelength and period.
• Pupils can describe the differences between longitudinal and transverse waves and give examples of each.
• Pupils recall that waves transfer energy without transferring matter.
• Pupils can use the wave equation <math>v=f \lambda</math>

Specification References

• 3.2
• 3.3
• 3.4
• 3.5
• 3.6 and 3.7