topic 5 waves Flashcards
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what do waves transfer
they transfer enrgy from one place to another
what do waves don’t transfer
matter
how do transferese waves transfer there enrgy in what way
they transfer there energy and ossicalte in a perpenedicular wavy to the wave direction
examples of tranverse waves
mexan wave
moving spring
cork bobing
water wave
examples of logitudinal waves
sound waves
p waves
pushing a spring in and out
in what way do logitudinal waves vibrate
A longitudinal wave causes the medium’s particles to vibrate in the
direction as the wave’s motion.
what is the same about logitudinal and ranverse waves
they need a medium to travel in
what can tranverse waves only travel trhough
tranverse waves can only travel through solids
what can logitudinal waves travel trhough
all three types of matter
equation for a period
1/the frequency
what is a period
the time taken for one vibration
what is period measured in
seconds
what is frequency
the number od ossicaltion per seond
what the equation to find freuqnecy
1/period
what is frequency measure in
Hz herts
two important factors to consider when measuring a wave
the amplitude and the wavelength
what is the amplitude
the largets position of the wave from rest
what is the wavelenght
the differnec between to points of a wave
wave speed equation
frequency times wavelength
the best way to observe the phonema of a wave is to use
a ripple tank
