Types of Waves Foldable Foldable Directions 2 x

Types of Waves Foldable

Foldable Directions 2 x 2 Foldable Definitions on the flap Example waves in the middle

Electromagnetic Waves which can travel through the vacuum of outer space; no medium needed Ex. Light waves, X-rays, Radio waves An electromagnetic wave transports its energy through a vacuum at a speed of 3. 00 x 10^8 m/s

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Sound Waves Mechanical wave Typically, this medium is air At the source, there’s some vibrating object capable of disturbing the first particle of the medium Transported from one location to another by means of particle-to-particle interaction Longitudinal wave

Seismic Waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the earth or an explosion Two types Body waves travel through the earth's inner layers Surface waves can only move along the surface of the planet like ripples on water

Body Waves P-waves Fastest kind of seismic wave The first to 'arrive' Can move through solid rock and fluids, like water or the liquid layers of the earth. Pushes and pulls the rock it moves through just like sound waves push and pull the air S-waves Second wave you feel Can only move through solid rock, not through any liquid medium. S-waves move rock particles up and down, or side-to-side--perpendicular to the direction that the wave is traveling in

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Surface Waves Love waves Named after A. E. H. Love, a British mathematician who worked out the mathematical model for this kind of wave in 1911 Fastest surface wave and moves the ground from side-to-side Confined to the surface of the crust; Love waves produce entirely horizontal motion Rayleigh Waves Named for John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, who mathematically predicted the existence of this kind of wave in 1885 It moves the ground up and down, and side-to-side in the same direction that the wave is moving. Most of the shaking felt from an earthquake is due to the Rayleigh wave, which can be much larger than the other waves

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Water Waves Combination of both longitudinal and transverse motions The particles travel in clockwise circles The radius of the circles decreases as the depth into the water increases