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    Form 2 18 Waves

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    MAGDALENE MWANGANGI
    Waves can transfer energy from one point to another without transferring matter. There are two main types of waves: transverse waves where the vibration is perpendicular to the direction of travel, and longitudinal waves where the vibration is parallel to the direction of travel. Key wave properties include amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and time period. The wave speed can be calculated using the wave equation: speed = frequency x wavelength.

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    Form 2 18 Waves

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    Waves can transfer energy from one point to another without transferring matter. There are two main types of waves: transverse waves where the vibration is perpendicular to the direction of travel, and longitudinal waves where the vibration is parallel to the direction of travel. Key wave properties include amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and time period. The wave speed can be calculated using the wave equation: speed = frequency x wavelength.

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    Waves can transfer energy from one point to another without transferring matter. There are two main types of waves: transverse waves where the vibration is perpendicular to the direction of travel, and longitudinal waves where the vibration is parallel to the direction of travel. Key wave properties include amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and time period. The wave speed can be calculated using the wave equation: speed = frequency x wavelength.

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    Waves can transfer energy from one point to another without transferring matter. There are two main types of waves: transverse waves where the vibration is perpendicular to the direction of travel, and longitudinal waves where the vibration is parallel to the direction of travel. Key wave properties include amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and time period. The wave speed can be calculated using the wave equation: speed = frequency x wavelength.

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    PROPERTIES OF WAVES

    Waves
    A wave is a means of transferring energy and
    information from one point to another without there
    being any transfer of matter between the two points.
    Transverse Waves
    Transverse waves are waves vibrations
    where the direction of vibrations
    is at 90° to the direction in which
    wave direction
    the wave travels.

    TRANSVERSE WAVE
    example: water waves
    Longitudinal Waves
    Longitudinal waves are vibrations
    waves where the vibrations
    of the particles are along the wave direction
    direction in which the wave LONGITUDINAL WAVE
    travels.

    example: sound waves

    longitudinal wave in slinky


    Describing Waves
    1. Amplitude (A)
    Amplitude is the maximum movement of the
    particles that make up a wave from their rest
    position.

    amplitude

    rest
    position

    amplitude

    The amplitude is the height of a crest OR the depth of a trough


    2. Wavelength (λ)
    Wavelength is the distance between one wave peak
    and the next wave peak along the path of a wave.
    Wavelength is measured in metres.
    wavelength

    wavelength

    Wavelength is also the distance between the bottom of one


    trough to the next.
    3. Frequency (f )
    Frequency is the number of wave peaks that pass a
    point in one second.

    Frequency is measured in hertz (Hz)

    1 Hz = 1 peak per second


    2 Hz = 2 peaks per second and so on….

    1 kilohertz (1kHz) = 1 000 Hz


    1 megahertz (1MHz) = 1 000 000 Hz
    1 gigahertz (1GHz) = 1 000 000 000 Hz
    1 terahertz (1THz) = 1 000 000 000 000 Hz
    4. Time period (T )

    Time period is the time taken for a source to


    produce one wave.

    time period = 1
    T=1/f
    frequency
    and:
    frequency = 1
    f=1/T
    time period
    Question 1
    Calculate the frequency of a wave of time
    period 8.0 seconds.

    f=1/T
    =1/8
    frequency = 0.125 hertz
    Question 2
    Calculate the time period of a wave of
    frequency 50Hz.

    T=1/f
    = 1 / 50
    time period = 0.020 second
    The wave equation
    speed = frequency x wavelength
    v=fxλ

    speed in metres per second (m/s)


    wavelength in metres (m)
    frequency in hertz (Hz)

    also: f=v÷λ v
    and: λ=v÷f f λ
    Question 1
    Calculate the speed of a water wave of
    wavelength 3m and frequency 6Hz.
    Question 1
    Calculate the speed of a water wave of
    wavelength 3m and frequency 6Hz.
    v=fxλ
    = 6Hz x 3m
    speed = 18 m/s
    Question 2
    Calculate the frequency of a wave in water
    of wavelength 2.0m if its speed is 16m/s.
    Question 2
    Calculate the frequency of a wave in water
    of wavelength 2.0m if its speed is 16m/s.
    v=fxλ
    becomes:
    f=v÷λ
    = 16 m/s ÷ 2m
    frequency = 8 Hz
    Question 3
    Calculate the wavelength of a sound wave in
    water of frequency 300Hz if its speed is
    1500m/s.
    Question 3
    Calculate the wavelength of a sound wave in
    water of frequency 300Hz if its speed is
    1500m/s.
    v=fxλ
    becomes:
    λ=v÷f
    = 1500 m/s ÷ 300 Hz
    wavelength = 5 metres
    Question 4
    Calculate the speed of a wave that has a
    wavelength of 30m and time period 0.04s.
    Question 4
    Calculate the speed of a wave that has a
    wavelength of 30m and time period 0.04s.
    f=1/T
    = 1 / 0.04s
    f = 25 hertz
    v=fxλ
    = 25Hz x 30m
    speed = 750 m/s

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