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Stationary wave — OCR GCSE Combined Science B Definition

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GCSE Combined Science · key term

Stationary wave

Definition

A wave pattern with fixed nodes and vibrating sections between them, formed when waves travelling in opposite directions overlap.

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OCR GCSE Combined Science B · J260

Specification P4 · Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Combined Science

The pattern is a stationary wave, produced by waves travelling along the string and reflected waves returning along it.
Revise: Measuring Waves in Fluids and Solids

OCR Combined Science B past papers

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Frequency
Node
Parallax error
Resolution
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