TRANSVERSE WAVE Crest: highest point of a transverse wave.
Trough: lowest point of a transverse wave. Amplitude maximum
distance that the particles of a waves medium vibrate from their
rest position.
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TRANSVERSE WAVE
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LONGITUDINAL WAVE Aka compressional Compressions: area of a
longitudinal wave that pushed together Rarefactions: area of a
longitudinal wave that begins to move forward
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LONGITUDINAL WAVE
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WAVELENGTH distance from any point on a wave to an identical
point on next wave. represented Greek letter lambda,.
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PERIOD time that it takes a complete cycle or wave oscillation
to occur. symbol T.
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FREQUENCY number of cycles or vibrations per unit of time. SI
unit hertz. inverse of period.
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FREQUENCY PERIOD FORMULA f 1 T f = frequency (period) T =
time
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WORK: f = 1/T f = 1 / 5 f = 5 s A man is standing on the shore
of a beach, up to his knees in water. Every 5 seconds a wave breaks
on him. What is the period of the wave? GIVEN: T= 5 s f = ? f 1
T
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WAVE SPEED how fast a wave moves depends on medium. it does not
depend on frequency of wave. v = velocity = wavelength f =
frequency v f
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WORK: v = f v = (3.2 m)(0.60 Hz) v = 1.92 m/s Find the velocity
of a wave in a wave pool if its wavelength is 3.2 m and its
frequency is 0.60 Hz. GIVEN: v = ? = 3.2 m f = 0.60 Hz v f
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WORK: f = v f = (5000 m/s) (417 m) f = 12 Hz An earthquake
produces a wave that has a wavelength of 417 m and travels at 5000
m/s. What is its frequency? GIVEN: = 417 m v = 5000 m/s f = ? v
f
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ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM full range of light at different
frequencies and wavelengths
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DOPPLER EFFECT observed change in frequency of a wave when
source or observer is moving Pitch: how high or low it is,
higher-pitched sound is caused by sound waves of higher
frequency.