Making a Physics Dictionary

Physics DictionaryWord     Symbol Units  

           

           

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Physics DictionaryWord     Symbol Units  

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 TRANVERSE  WAVE        

           

   

   

   

           

First Six Words

• Wave• Transverse Wave• Longitudinal Wave• Medium• Amplitude• Wavelength

• We will retroactively add these words on Thursday.

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– How fast a wave travels through a medium.

Word Symbol UnitsWave Speed v meters/second (m/s)

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• Period ( T )– Measured in: seconds (s)– The number of seconds it takes for one complete

wavelength to pass by.

• Frequency ( f )– Measured in: hertz (hz)– The number of wavelengths that pass by in one

second.

Word Symbol UnitsPeriod T Seconds (s)

Word Symbol UnitsFrequency f Hertz (hz)

GUESS STEPS

• GUESS are the steps you follow to solve almost any physics problem. – Givens– Unknowns– Equation– Substitute– Solve

GUESS Steps

• Givens - the numbers and information in the problem.

• Unknown – what you are trying to find.

• Equation – specifically an equation that contains the givens and the unknown

GUESS Steps

• Substitute – plug in the givens into the equation.

• Solve – solve for the unknown.