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EDEXCEL

II. Physics (Salters Horners) 8552/9552
Unit 2: Spare part surgery
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recall that, in general, waves are transmitted and reflected at an interface between media
· explain how different media affect the transmission/reflection of waves travelling from one medium to another
· explain how a pulse-echo technique can provide details of the position and/or speed of an object
· explain qualitatively how the movement of a source of sound or light relative to an
observer/detector gives rise to a shift in frequency (Doppler effect)
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