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Waves

Published on Dec 09, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WAVES

TRANSVERSE WAVES

  • Move up and down.
  • Move perpendicular.
Photo by Alfredo Louro

LONGITUDINAL WAVES

  • Move side to side.
  • Move parallel.
  • Sound waves are this.

TROUGH AND CREST

  • The trough is the bottom of the wave
  • The crest is the top part of the wave

WAVELENGTH

  • The distance between two crest.

FREQUENCY

  • How many wavelengths pass a certain point.

REST POSITION

  • The position the wave is when it stops

AMPLITUDE

  • Distance between a trough or crest from the rest position