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    The document provides notes on wave motion, defining waves and discussing transverse and longitudinal waves. It examines key wave properties including amplitude, wavelength, period, frequency and speed. Graphs and examples are used to illustrate these concepts.

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    TEACHER: MR CHIKOTE

    SUBJECT: PURE PHYSICS

    TOPIC: WAVE MOTION


    SUB-TOPIC: WAVES

    NOTES 12 GREEN
    Waves
    Definition: A wave is a disturbance in a medium which transmits energy
    A wave front is a line joining points on a wave which are in phase
    Types of waves
     Transverse waves
     Longitudinal waves
    Transverse wave
    Transverse wave is a wave in which the movement of particles is perpendicular to the directions
    of travel of the wave

    Examples of transverse waves


     Water waves
     Light
     A wave in a rope
    Longitudinal wave
    Longitudinal wave is a wave in which the movement of the particles is parallel to the direction of
    travel of the wave
    Examples of longitudinal waves
     Sound waves
     Waves on the spring
     Seismic wave(earth quake wave: a shock wave travelling through the earth from the
    epicenter of an earth quake)
    Graphs of waves
    Graph of displacement against distance

    Amplitude
    Symbol: A
    SI unit: Meter, m
    Definition: Amplitude is the maximum displacement of a wave from its rest position (height of
    crest or depth of trough)
    Wave length
    Symbol: λ
    SI unit: Meter, m
    Definition: Wave length is distance between two successive similar points on a wave
    Graph of displacement against time
    Period
    Symbol: T
    SI unit: Second, s
    Definition: Period is the time taken for one complete wave to be generated
    1
    Formula: T =
    f
    Frequency
    Symbol: f
    SI unit: Hertz, Hz
    Definition: Frequency is the number of waves generated per second
    1
    Formula: f =
    T
    Number of waves
    f=
    Time
    Speed
    Symbol: V
    SI unit: Meter per second, m/s
    Definition: Speed of a wave is the distance travelled by the wave in one second
    Formula: V = λ x f
    Example
    1. Refer to the graph below

    (a) What is the amplitude of the wave?


    (b) What is the wavelength of the wave?
    (c) Given that the speed of the wave is 4m/s, calculate its frequency

    Solution
    (a) A = 0.1m
    (b) λ = 0.08m
    V
    (c) f =
    λ
    4 m/s
    f=
    0.08 m
    f = 50Hz
    2. If 100 waves were produced in 5 seconds, what is the frequency?
    Number of waves
    f=
    Time
    100
    f=
    5
    f = 20Hz
    Considerations
    Change of wavelength and speed of water waves
    When a wave is travelling from:
    (a) Deep water to shallow water:
    (I) Wavelength decreases
    (II) Speed decreases
    (III) Frequency remains the same
    (b) Shallow water to deep water
    (I) Wavelength increases
    (II) Speed increases
    (III) Frequency remains the same

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