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Clem Waves Lesson02 Notes

A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter. Waves can be transverse waves, where the medium moves at right angles to the wave direction, or longitudinal waves, where the medium moves parallel to the wave direction. Key properties of waves include wavelength, frequency, amplitude, and speed. The wavelength is the distance between one peak and the next, frequency is the number of waves passing a point per second, amplitude is the maximum displacement of the medium from its equilibrium position, and speed depends on the properties of the medium and can be calculated using the equation that the wave speed equals wavelength times frequency.

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Clem Waves Lesson02 Notes

A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter. Waves can be transverse waves, where the medium moves at right angles to the wave direction, or longitudinal waves, where the medium moves parallel to the wave direction. Key properties of waves include wavelength, frequency, amplitude, and speed. The wavelength is the distance between one peak and the next, frequency is the number of waves passing a point per second, amplitude is the maximum displacement of the medium from its equilibrium position, and speed depends on the properties of the medium and can be calculated using the equation that the wave speed equals wavelength times frequency.

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Name: _________________________________________________________ Date: _________________________

All About Waves—Notes Outline


A ______________ is a disturbance that carries ______________ from one place to another.
___________ is NOT carried with the wave! A wave can move through matter (a ___________).
If it must have a medium, it is called ______________ wave. If it can travel without a medium
(such as in space), it is called ______________ wave.
Wave Types
1. __________ waves: Waves in which the medium
moves at __________ angles to the wave direction.
Parts of a transverse wave:
__________: the highest point of the wave
trough: the __________ point of the wave
2. _______________ (longitudinal) wave: Waves in which
the medium moves ____________________________ in the
same direction as the wave.
Parts of a compressional wave:
____________: where the particles are close together
Comparing transverse and longitudinal waves.
____________: where the particles are spread apart
Wave properties depend on what ________________________ makes the wave.
1. __________: The distance between one point on a wave and the ________________________________
on the next wave.
2. __________: How many waves go past a point in __________; measured in __________ (Hz). The
higher the frequency, the more __________ in the wave.
3. __________: How far the medium (crests and troughs, or compressions and rarefactions) moves
from _______________________ (the place the medium is when not moving). The __________ energy
a wave carries, the __________ its amplitude. Amplitude is related to energy by ____________.
4. __________: Depends on the medium the wave is traveling in. This varies in __________,
__________ and __________.
Equation for calculating wave speed:
wave speed = __________ (in m) x __________ (in Hz)
Problem: So- if a wave has a wave speed of 1000 m/s and a frequency of 500 Hz, what is its
wave length? Answer: wavelength= _________________________
Changing Wave Direction
1. __________: When waves __________ off a surface. If the surface is
__________, the angle at which the wave hits the surface will be the
__________ as the angle that the wave __________ the surface. In
other words, the angle _____ equals the angle _____. This is called the
___________________________________________.
2. __________: Waves can __________; this happens when a wave enters
a __________ and its __________; the amount of bending depends on
the medium it is entering
3. __________: The bending of waves __________ an object. The amount
of bending depends on the ______________ and the ______________.
__________ obstacle, __________ wavelength = low diffraction A demonstration
__________ obstacle, __________ wavelength = large diffraction of refraction.

Waves and Wave Properties Lesson—All About Waves-Notes Outline

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