Crest: Highest point
Longitudinal Waves: of wave
Travel parallel to source Amplitude: Trough: lowest
of motion-> Back and forth distance between point of wave
vibrations. Compressions crest/trough and Rest position:
(condenses) and rarefactions rest position halfway between
(gaps between compressions) crest and trough.
Transverse Waves:
Travel perpendicular to source of motion-> Up-
and-down vibrations. All wave properties ----->
Wavelength:
distance a wave
travels before it
starts to repeat
Wave
Properties
Amplitude (J) + Energy:
Larger amplitude -> More Types Frequency: number of
energy times a wave repeats itself.
Smaller amplitude -> Less Hertz (Hz). 1 wave -> 1 Hz.
energy
Any change in amplitude
changes energy. L8.1:
Waves
Connections
Wave Speed Important Concepts
Frequency (Hz) + Energy: Wave:
High frequency -> High Medium: Any
energy. Meaning: solid/liquid/gas disturbance
Low frequency -> low Distance a Calculation: that a wave travels that transfers
energy wave travels in Wave speed = through. ENERGY
Any change in frequency a certain wavelength x Electromagnetic (not matter)
changes energy. Ex. amount of frequency waves: travel
Doubling/halving time. Measured without medium in
frequency -> does the same as m/s. Ex. Wave vacuum)
to energy. frequency is 4 Mechanical
Hz and waves: Travel with
wavelength is 8 mediums
meters. Wave
speed= 4 x 8 ->
32 m/s