WAVES
Take 2 minutes… List everything you currently know about waves. On your mark, get set, GO!!!
WAVES: have energy and transfer energy when they interact with matter
“Medium” of a wave… what the wave travels through -SOLID -LIQUID -GAS –Examples: Seismic waves (earthquakes) travel through the ground Ocean waves travel through water
Crest =above the line Trough =below the line
Amplitude =height –Larger amplitude=more energy
Wavelength = distance between any two corresponding locations. 1. crest to next crest 2. trough to next trough 3. from the start of a wave cycle to the next starting point
Wavelength
Frequency: higher frequency=more energy
High or Low Frequency?
Let’s make waves…
Let’s practice…
Longitudinal vs. Transverse Waves
Longitudinal Waves
Transverse Waves Examples: light waves and water waves
Transverse Waves
Check for Understanding… 1. A transverse wave is transporting energy from east to west. The particles of the medium will move_____. a. east to west only b. both eastward and westward c. north to south only d. both northward and southward
Longitudinal Waves Examples: sound waves
Longitudinal Waves: Compression : place where particles are closest together Rarefaction : place where particles are furthest apart
Longitudinal Waves: Wavelength
Check for Understanding… 2.A wave is transporting energy from left to right. The particles of the medium are moving back and forth in a leftward and rightward direction. This type of wave is known as a ____. a. mechanical b. electromagnetic c. transverse d. longitudinal
Water: Transverse or Longitudinal?
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