1 of 9

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

Science Presentation

No Description

View Outline

MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

1.

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT THE PROPERTIES OF WAVES

  • Waves can be longitudinal or transverse
  • They all have a crest and a trough
Photo by ARM Climate Research Facility
2.

WAVES

  • A disturbance caused by a vibration; waves travel away from the source that makes them.
Photo by kevin dooley
3.

WAVELENGTH

  • The distance between one peak and the next on a wave.
Photo by emerysteele
4.

FREQUENCY

  • The number of cycles a wave completes in a period of time; the number of times something happens in a period of time.
Photo by info image seek
5.

SOUND WAVE

  • A sound vibration as it is passing through a material: Most sound waves spread out in every direction from their source.
Photo by betmari
6.

AMPLITUDE

  • Hight or strength of wave.
Photo by Wessex Archaeology
7.

CREST

  • The highest point of a wave.
Photo by altemark
8.

TROUGH

  • The lowest point of a wave.
Photo by tjmwatson
9.

PITCH

  • The perceived frequency of a sound.
Photo by Tim Sheerman-Chase

Samantha Grubbs