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Charecterisitics Of A Wave

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CHARACTERISTICS

OF A WAVE
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MECHANICAL WAVES

  • A mechanical wave is a disturbance in matter that transfers energy from place to place. A mechanical wave starts when matter is disturbed
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LONGITUDINAL & TRANSVERSE WAVES

  • A longitudinal wave is a wave in which the medium vibrates in the same direction that the wave travels.
  • A transverse wave is a wave in which the medium vibrates at right angles to the direction that the wave travels.
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SURFACE WAVES

  • A surface wave is a wave that travels along the surface of a medium
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EXAMPLES OF SURFACE WAVES

OCEAN WAVES ARE AN EXAMPLE OF SURFACE WAVES
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Identify the medium of the wave

  • The medium of this wave is a liquid.
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DESCRIBE THE COMPRESSIONS

AND RAREFACTIONS OF A LONGITUDINAL WAVE
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COMPRESSIONS ARE THE PLACES WHERE THE COILS ARE SQUEEZED TOGETHER

RAREFACTIONS ARE WHERE THE COILS ARE SPREAD APART
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State how a particle of the medium

moves when a surface wave passes through it.
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PARTICLES MOVE UP & DOWN

AS WELL AS BACK & FORTH
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