Wave Introduction Flashcards
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Mechanical waves
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Waves that rely on particles to transmit energy.
2
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Examples of mechanical waveas
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sound waves, string waves, water waves, seismic waves, ultra sound waves etc.
3
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Transverse waves
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The direction of propagation is normal to the direction of the particle’s oscillations
4
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Longitudinal waves
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The direction of the wave propagation is parallel to the direction of a particle’s oscillations
5
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Examples of transverse waves
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EM waves, S-waves, water waves
6
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Examples of longitudinal waves
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Sound waves, ultra sound waves, P-waves
7
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A p wave is a type of
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Stationary wave
8
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Two points in a wave can be a out of phase by
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n radians
