Waves

§6.6Foundation and Higher tierAQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (8464)

Waves sits inside Physics in the AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy specification. Below is the structure the official spec gives it — the areas it covers and the concepts examiners can ask about.

What Waves covers

  • Waves in Air, Fluids and Solids§6.6.1
  • Electromagnetic Waves§6.6.2

Concepts you need to know

The named concepts the 8464 specification examines in this subtopic. The full what-to-know, how-to-get-top-marks and examiner-expectations breakdown for each lives inside the app.

The Electromagnetic Spectrum and Its UsesTransverse, Longitudinal Waves and Wave PropertiesHazards of Electromagnetic Waves and Refraction

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