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Waves
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Wave: A disturbance that is transmitted from one place to the next with no actual transport of matter.
All waves start with a vibration.All waves carry energy.
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Transverse wave: a wave with vibration at right angles to the direction the wave is traveling.
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Longitudinal wave: A wave in which the vibration moves in the same direction that the wave is traveling.
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Water wave
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Period: The time required to complete a single cycle or vibration. Symbol: T
Frequency: The number of cycles or vibrations per unit of time. Symbol: f
Frequency = 1/periodOrf =
Hertz: A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second.
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Mechanical wave: A wave that travels by the motion of particles in a medium.
Can be transverse (violin string) or longitudinal (sound).
Cannot travel through a vacuum.
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Electromagnetic wave: A wave made of electric and magnetic fields. electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum and do not need a medium.
Examples: light, radio waves, microwaves, X-rays.
All electromagnetic waves are transverse.
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Parts of a wave:
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Wavelength: The distance from crest to crest of a wave. Symbol: λ (lambda).
Crest: A high point on a wave.
Trough: A low point on a wave.
Amplitude: The maximum displacement from the midpoint of a wave or vibration.
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Pulse wave: A wave that consists of a single traveling pulse.
Periodic wave: A wave produced by periodic motion.
Damping: When the amplitude of a wave diminishes over time as energy is dissipated.
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Constructive interference: when the crest of one wave overlaps the crest of another and their individual effects add together.
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Another look at constructive interference:
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Destructive interference: When the crest of one wave overlaps with the trough of another and their effects are reduced.
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Interference pattern: A regular arrangement of places where wave effects are increased, decreased, or neutralized.
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Standing Wave: A wave that appears to stay in one place.
Node: A stationary point on a standing wave.Antinode: The positions on a standing wave where
the largest amplitudes occur.
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Doppler effect: The apparent change in frequency of a wave due to the motion of the source or the receiver.
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Pitch: How high or low a sound frequency appears to be.
Compression: A pulse of compressed air; part of a sound wave.
Rarefaction: A disturbance in air in which the pressure is lowered; part of a sound wave.
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Resonance: When the frequency of forced vibrations on an object matches the object’s natural frequency, and a dramatic increase in amplitude occurs.
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Superposition principle: When two or more waves travel through a medium at the same time, the resultant wave is the sum of the displacements of the individual waves at each point.
Beats: The periodic variations in the amplitude of a wave that is the superposition of two waves of slightly different frequencies.
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Intensity: The rate at which energy flows through an area perpendicular to the direction of wave motion.
Loudness: The sensation of sound intensity as perceived by the human ear. Loudness is not directly proportional to intensity. The relationship is approximately logarithmic.