Properties of waves

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  • Sound, light and electromagnetic waves are all types of waves
  • All waves can be reflected and refracted
  • Doppler Effect:
    • When a car is not moving and its horn sounds, the sound waves we receive are a series of evenly spaced wavefronts.
    • If a car is moving, wavefronts of the sound are no longer evenly spaced.
    • Ahead of the car wavefronts are compressed as the car is moving in the same direction as the wavefronts. This creates a shorter wavelength and a higher frequency.
    • Behind the car wavefronts are more spread out as the car is moving away from the previous wavefronts. This creates a longer wavelength and a lower frequency.