year 9 – physical science year 9 – physical science characteristics of waves
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Characteristics of waves
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The Nature of Waves
• A wave is a repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter or space
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Types of Waves
Some kinds of ENERGY travel in a wave
Do not need a medium to travel through
Needs a medium to travel through
Longitudinal Waves
Transverse Waves
Electromagnetic Waves
Mechanical Waves
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What are the two kinds of mechanical waves?
(a) Transverse Waves
In a transverse wave the matter in the wave moves up and down at a right angle to the
direction of the wave
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Example of a transverse wave:
Light also Light also travels in travels in transverse transverse waveswaves
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(b) Longitudinal Waves (Compression Waves)
In a longitudinal wave the matter in the wave moves back and forth parallel to the
direction of the wave
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Sound waves are an example of compressional waves
•Sound travels as vibrations moving through the air as a compressional wave.
•Sound travels through air, but travels through other materials as well.
•Whales communicate through long distances by producing sounds under water.
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Longitudinal (compressional) wave e.g. soundLongitudinal (compressional) wave e.g. sound
Transverse wave (e.g. light)Transverse wave (e.g. light)
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Year 9 – Physical ScienceYear 9 – Physical ScienceWhat are the parts of a wave?
Transverse wave The crest is the highest point on a transverse wave. The trough is the lowest point on a transverse wave.
The rest position of the wave is called the node or nodal line.
The wavelength is the distance from one point on the wave to the next corresponding adjacent point.
Year 9 – Physical ScienceYear 9 – Physical ScienceThe amplitude of a transverse wave is determined by the height of the crest or depth of the trough
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Parts of a Longitudinal wave
•On a longitudinal wave the area squeezed together is called the compression.
•The areas spread out are called the rarefaction.
•The wavelength is the distance from the center of one compression to the center of the next compression.
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Year 9 – Physical ScienceYear 9 – Physical ScienceSketching WavesSketching Waves
What is the (a) amplitude of this wave, (b) wavelength of What is the (a) amplitude of this wave, (b) wavelength of this wave, (c) frequency of this wave?this wave, (c) frequency of this wave?
WavelengthWavelengthAmplitudeAmplitude
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