Christ the King College

Magsaysay Blvd. Calbayog City

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Name: Crystal Dawn Daliton

Subject: General Physics 2
Topic: WAVES

DO THIS:
1. What is wave?
- Wave is a disturbance or change that transmits energy gradually from point to point
in a medium and can take the shape of an elastic deformation or a variation in pressure,
electric or magnetic strength, electric potential, or temperature.
2. How do waves transfer energy?
- The term 'wave' refers to a variety of distinct methods in which energy is transferred:
Energy is transmitted by the vibrations of electric and magnetic fields in electromagnetic
waves. In sound waves, energy is transmitted by the vibrating of air particles or solid particles
that the sound travels through.
3. How do transverse waves differ from longitudinal waves?
- In a transverse wave the medium or the channel moves perpendicular to the
direction of the wave. Here, the particles move up and down as the waves move horizontally.
In a longitudinal wave, the medium or the channel moves in the same direction with respect
to the wave. Here, the movement of the particles is from left to right and force other particles
to vibrate.
4. What are the highest points on a wave called? The lowest points?
- The highest surface part of a wave is called the crest, and the lowest part is the
trough.
5. What is wavelength?
- Wavelength is the distance from one crest to another, or from one trough to another,
of a wave (which may be an electromagnetic wave, a sound wave, or any other wave). Crest
is the highest point of the wave whereas the trough is the lowest. Since wavelength is
distance/length, it is measured in units of lengths such as meters, centimeters, millimeters,
nanometers, etc.
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1. What is refraction?
- Refraction is the bending of light (it also happens with sound, water and other
waves) as it passes from one transparent substance into another. This bending by
refraction makes it possible for us to have lenses, magnifying glasses, prisms and
rainbows. Even our eyes depend upon this bending of light
2.What is diffraction?
- Diffraction refers to various phenomena that occur when a wave encounters an
obstacle or opening. It is defined as the bending of waves around the corners of an obstacle
or through an aperture into the region of geometrical shadow of the obstacle/aperture.

3. State the principle of superposition

- The superposition principle states that when two or more waves overlap in space,
the resultant disturbance is equal to the algebraic sum of the individual disturbances.

4. How is destructive interference different from constructive interference?

- Constructive interference occurs where the lines (representing peaks), cross over
each other. In other words, when two waves are in phase, they interfere constructively.
Destructive interference occurs where two waves are completely out of phase (a peak lies at
the midpoint of two waves.
5. What is reflection?

- Reflection is the change in direction of a wave front at an interface between two different
media so that the wave front returns into the medium from which it originated. Common examples
include the reflection of light, sound and water waves.

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1. How is sound produced?

- Sound is produced when an object vibrates, creating a pressure wave. As the particles
vibrate, they move nearby particles, transmitting the sound further through the medium. The human
ear detects sound waves when vibrating air particles vibrate small parts within the ear.

2. Is a sound longitudinal or transverse wave?

- Sound waves in air (and any fluid medium) are longitudinal waves because particles of the
medium through which the sound is transported vibrate parallel to the direction that the sound wave
moves. A vibrating string can create longitudinal waves as depicted in the animation below. As the
vibrating string moves in the forward direction, it begins to push upon surrounding air molecules,
moving them to the right towards their nearest neighbor.

3. What property of sound is defined by frequency? By loudness?

- Loudness. The amplitude of a sound wave determines its loudness or volume. A larger
amplitude means a louder sound, and a smaller amplitude means a softer sound. Pitch The frequency
of a sound wave is what your ear understands as pitch. A higher frequency sound has a higher pitch,
and a lower frequency sound has a lower pitch.

4. What does SONAR stand for?

- SONAR stand for Sound Navigation and Ranging a technique for detecting and determining
the distance and direction of underwater objects by acoustic means.

5. What does GPS stand for?

- GPS stand for Global Positioning System utility that provides users with positioning,
navigation, and timing (PNT) services.

6. What is resonance?

- Resonance describes the phenomenon of increased amplitude that occurs when the frequency of
a periodically applied force is equal or close to a natural frequency of the system on which it acts.
A phenomenon in which an external force or a vibrating system forces another system around it to
vibrate with greater amplitude at a specified frequency of operation.