Basic waves
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- Created on: 15-05-19 09:21
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- Basic Waves
- Amplitude: The maximum displacement reached by an oscillation in the wave.
- Frequency: The number of complete wave cycles per second.
- Wavelength: The distance between a point on a wave and the same point on the next cycle of the wave.
- Period: Time taken for one complete oscillation at one point on the wave.
- Phase: The stage a given point on a wave is through a complete cycle.
- Wave Types
- Transverse
- A wave in which the oscillations occur perpendicular to the direction of movement of the wave enrgy
- Examples: All electromagnetic waves. Visible light, infrared, microwaves, radio waves, UV light, X-rays, Gamma rays
- A wave in which the oscillations occur perpendicular to the direction of movement of the wave enrgy
- Longitudinal
- A wave in which the oscillations travel parallel to the direction of the wave energy.
- Examples: Sound waves
- A wave in which the oscillations travel parallel to the direction of the wave energy.
- Transverse
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