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Physics FP 38 Motion & Change Waves & Technology Project What IS a wave? A disturbance that transmits energy from one place to another.

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  • Physics FP 38 Motion & ChangeWaves & Technology Project

    What IS a wave?

    A disturbance that transmits energy from one place to another.

  • Freshman Physics 39 Waves & Sound

    Characteristics of Waves

    How do we describe a wave?

    What are some things we could measure about waves?

  • Freshman Physics 40 Waves & Sound

    Describing a WavePeak (Crest)

    Peak (Trough)

  • Freshman Physics 41 Waves & Sound

    Describing a Wave

    Wavelength: Distance for one whole back and forth motion. Crest to crest or trough to trough.

  • Freshman Physics 42 Waves & Sound

    Describing a Wave

    Period: Time for one whole back and forth motion

  • Freshman Physics 43 Waves & Sound

    Describing a Wave

    Frequency: How many whole waves pass in one second

  • Freshman Physics 44 Waves & Sound

    Describing a Wave

    Wave Speed: How fast the wave (energy) moves through the medium.

    Medium: The stuff the wave travels through. (Ex. air, water, tissue, earth)

  • Freshman Physics 45 Waves & Sound

    Describing a Wave

    Amplitude: How much displacement a wave causes

  • Freshman Physics 46 Waves & Sound

    Describing a Wave

    Direction of Wave Propagation: The direction the energy is transmitted.

  • Freshman Physics 47 Waves & Sound

    Describing a Wave

    Direction of Oscillation: The direction the particles of the medium are moving (usually up and down, side to side, or forward and back).