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3 Waves
3 Waves
3 Waves
WAVES
Science of Sound,
Chapter 3
WHAT IS A WAVE?
Waves are disturbances that transport energy
and information through a medium (but the
medium itself is not transported).
Waves can be longitudinal (e.g. sound waves)
or transverse (e.g. waves on a string or water
waves).
WAVE PROPERTIES:
Reflection
Refraction
Interference
Diffraction
Doppler Shift
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Traveling wave on a
rope
Reflection of a pulse:
at a fixed end
at a free end
Mirror image of an
impulsive wave
approaching:
A plane mirror (left)
A corner mirror
(right)
At a free end
INTEFERENCE OF TWO
IDENTICAL WAVES ON
A STRING
OCEAN WAVES
WHEN THE WAVE ENTERS SHALLOW WATER IT SLOWS DOWN AND ITS
HEIGHT INCREASES
DOPPLER EFFECT
REFRACTION
REFRACTION
TWO MEDIUMS
REFRACTION THROUGH
A PRISM
ANGLE OF INCIDENCE
REFRACTION OF LIGHT
BY WATER
IMAGES FORMATION
BY LENSES
REFLECTION
REFRACTION
INTERFERENCE
OF WATER
WAVES
DIFFRACTION
OF WATER
WAVES BY A
SLIT
DIFFRACTION
DIFFRACTION
OF LIGHT
BY A PIN
DIFFRACTION
OF LIGHT BY
A SCREW
DIFFRACTION
OF LIGHT BY
A RAZOR
BLADE
DIFFRACTION
BY A SINGLE
SLIT
DIFFRACTION