Light Sound and Waves

Kitset of the main ideas in the topic Radiations and Radiating

Teaching Guidance for 14-16 Supporting Physics Teaching

Radiations and Radiating kitset
Light Sound and Waves Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Some students find it much easier to conceptualise the motion of a transverse wave compared to a longitudinal one.

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RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

A few students may not think of sound as traveling at all.

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RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Some students may confuse the ray model of light with sound and therefore consider 'hearing' as a ray going from a source of sound to the ear and back.

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