Waves and Wave Properties If a tree falls
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Waves and Wave Properties
If a tree falls in the forest and there’s no one there to hear it, does it make sound? The falling tree still makes a vibration in the air causing a wave so on one hand there is a sound wave, but if no one is there to receive the wave and transfer it into a tone, then there can be no true sound.
Longitudinal/Compression vs Transverse Wave Longitudinal/Compression wave needs a medium – it is a mechanical wave. Transverse wave needs a medium – it is mechanical wave also, but a electromagnetic waves is also type of a transverse wave that does not need a medium. (such a light) http: //www. acs. psu. edu/drussell/demos/wavemotion. ht ml http: //www. fearofphysics. com/Sound/dist. html
Loudness A measure of how well a sound can be heard. This is called Amplitude High Amplitude Low Amplitude Loudness is directly related to amplitude. The larger the amplitude, the louder the sound. Amplitude- the maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium vibrate from their rest position
20 3. Amplitude: How far the medium moves from rest position (where it is when not moving). . http: //www. educationscotland. gov. uk/resources/s/sound/amplitude. asp? str. Referring Channel=resources&str. Referring. Page. ID=tcm: 4 -248294 -64
Pitch A measure of how high or low a sound seems to be. Pitch is directly related to frequency. The higher the frequency the higher the pitch. Frequency- the # of waves produced in a given amount of time. http: //www. ndted. org/Education. Resources/High. S chool/Sound/frequencypitch. htm
Wave Properties Wave properties can change depending on what is making the waves or causing the wave 1. Wavelength: The distance between one point on a wave and the exact same place on the next wave. http: //www. solpass. org/science 4 -5/sound-standards. html
2. 1 Frequency: How many waves go past a point in one second; unit of measurement is hertz (Hz). The higher the frequency, the more energy in the wave. 10 waves going past in 1 second = 10 Hz 1, 000 waves go past in 1 second = 1, 000 Hz 1 million waves going past = 1 million Hz http: //www. classzone. com/books/ml_sci ence_share/vis_sim/wslm 05_pg 18_grap h/wslm 05_pg 18_graph. html
21 4. Wave speed: Depends on the medium in which the wave is traveling. It varies in solids, liquids and gases. A mathematical way to calculate speed: wave speed = wavelength x frequency (in meters) (in Hz) OR v=f x ג Problem: If a wave has a wavelength of 2 m and a frequency of 500 Hz, what is its speed? Answer: speed = 2 m x 500 Hz = 1000 m/s
Parts of transverse waves: Crest: the highest point of the wave Trough: the lowest point of the wave Amplitude: Height of the wave Wavelength: distance between any two crest or compressions.
13 Compressional/Longitudinal Wave – A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels
"Seeing" Sounds An oscilloscope can graph representations of sound waves. The graphs look like transverse waves instead of longitudinal waves.
Which sound is louder?
Which sound has a lower pitch?
Mechanical waves Need: Need a source of energy! That energy causes a vibration to travel through the medium
11 Transverse Wave (s) 1. Transverse waves: a wave that moves at right angles to the direction of the wave. Can be mechanical or electromagnetic.
15 Parts of longitudinal waves: Compression: where the particles are close together Rarefaction: where the particles are spread apart
Transverse and Longitudinal Wave Which is which?
Types of Mechanical Waves, ctd. Transverse Longitudinal Surface: – A wave that travels along a surface separating two media
- Highest point of a wave
- Compare and contrast p waves and s waves using venn diagram
- Lowest point of a wave
- Similarities of mechanical and electromagnetic waves
- Similarities of mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves
- Short wave vs long wave radiation
- Mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves similarities
- Similarities of mechanical and electromagnetic waves
- Seismic waves
- Mechanical and electromagnetic waves
- Differences between constructive and destructive waves
- Ability of two or more waves to combine and form a new wave
- Longitudinal wave vs transverse wave
- Characteristics of a longitudinal wave
- Sound waves longitudinal waves
- Electromagnetic waves vs mechanical waves
- Seismic waves are mechanical waves
- Difference between full wave and half wave rectifier
- Compare and contrast transverse and longitudinal waves
- Full wave rectifier transformer
- P and s wave chart