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    Properties of Waves

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    What is a wave?
    Waves come in many different forms, such as seismic, sound,
    light and other electromagnetic waves, but they all transfer
    energy from one place to another.
    All types of wave are caused by a vibrating source, and
    transfer energy without transferring matter.
    In a transverse wave, the particles
    move up and down, so the direction
    of their movement is at right angles
    to the direction of the wave.
    In a longitudinal wave, the particles
    vibrate back and forth, so the
    direction of their movement is
    parallel to the direction of the wave.

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    Investigating transverse waves

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    Wavelength
    The wavelength of any wave is the distance between a point
    on one wave and the matching point on the next wave.
    wavelength

    wavelength
    The wavelength is the same whichever two matching points
    are used to measure this distance.
    The symbol used to represent wavelength is  (lambda).
    Wavelength is measured in metres (m).

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    Frequency of waves
    The frequency is the number of waves passing any point
    each second.
     frequency = number of waves that passed a point / time
     frequency is measured in hertz (Hz) = 1/second (1/s)
     1 wave per second = 1 Hz
    If this set of transverse waves pass a point in one second,
    what is the frequency? 4 Hz

    1 2 3 4

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    Frequency and time period
    Frequency is defined as the number of waves per second.
    In the example below the frequency is 4 Hz.

    1s
    time
    0.25 s

    The time period of a wave is the amount of time it takes for


    one wave to pass a point.
    In this example, the time period of the wave is 0.25 seconds.
    Time period (T) and frequency (f) are related by the equation:

    1 1
    f= or T=
    T f
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    What is wave speed?
    Speed is a measure of how far an object travels in a given
    time. The speed (or velocity) of a wave tells you how quickly
    the wave travels or how quickly energy is transferred.
    The speed of a wave is how far one point on the wave (for
    example, a particular peak or trough) travels in a given time.
    It can be calculated using the equation:

    wave distance point on wave travels


    speed = time taken

     Distance travelled is measured in metres (m).


     Time taken is measured in seconds (s).
     Speed is measured in metres per second (m/s).

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    Investigating waves

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    What is the formula for wave speed?
    For any set of waves, the wave speed (v) can be calculated
    from the frequency (f) and wavelength () using this formula:

    wave speed = frequency × wavelength


    v = f × 

    What are the units of speed, frequency and wavelength?

     Wave speed, v, is measured in metres per second (m/s).

     Frequency, f, is measured in hertz (Hz).

     Wavelength, λ,is measured in metres (m).

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    Wave speed problems

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