WAVE MOTION

TRANSVERSE WAVE

 In a transverse wave, the particles are displaced perpendicular to the direction the wave travels. Examples of
transverse waves include vibrations on a string and ripples on the surface of water. We can make a horizontal
transverse wave by moving the slinky vertically up and down.
TRANSVERSE WAVE

The parts of the slinky in a transverse wave move vertically up and down while the wave disturbance travels
horizontally. Image credit: Adapted from OpenStax College Physics.
LONGITUDINAL WAVE

 In a longitudinal wave the particles are displaced parallel to the direction the wave travels. An example of
longitudinal waves is compressions moving along a slinky. We can make a horizontal longitudinal wave by pushing
and pulling the slinky horizontally.
LONGITUDINAL WAVE

The parts of the slinky in a longitudinal wave and the wave disturbance travel horizontally. Image
credit: Adapted from OpenStax College Physics.
WAVE LENGTH

 the distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave or electromagnetic wave.
SPEED

 Speed is the distance traveled per unit of time. It is how fast an object is moving. Speed is the scalar quantity
that is the magnitude of the velocity vector. It doesn't have a direction. Lower speed means it is moving slower.
FREQUENCY

 Frequency, in physics, the number of waves that pass a fixed point in unit time; also, the number of cycles or
vibrations undergone during one unit of time by a body in periodic motion.
SPEED = WAVELENGTH X WAVE FREQUENCY

 Speed = Wavelength x Wave Frequency. In this equation, wavelength is measured in meters

and frequency is measured in hertz (Hz), or number of waves per second. Therefore, wave speed is given in
meters per second, which is the SI unit for speed. That's because when wavelength increases, wave
frequency decreases
INTERFERENCE

 Interference, in physics, the net effect of the combination of two or more wave trains moving on intersecting or
coincident paths. The effect is that of the addition of the amplitudes of the individual waves at each point affected
by more than one wave.
RESONANCE

 The increase in amplitude of oscillation of an electric or mechanical system exposed to a periodic force whose
frequency is equal or very close to the natural undamped frequency of the system.
REFLECTION OF WAVES

 If a linear object attached to an oscillator bobs back and forth within the water, it becomes a source
of straight waves. These straight waves have alternating crests and troughs.
 the waves will always reflect in such a way that the angle at which they approach the barrier equals the angle at
which they reflect off the barrier. This is known as the law of reflection.
REFRACTION OF WAVES

 Refraction of waves involves a change in the direction of waves as they pass from one medium to another.
DIFFRACTION OF WAVES

 diffraction involves a change in direction of waves as they pass through an opening or around a barrier in their
path.