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    WAVES

    Presented by,

    Anju Raj U

    Reg:182-14367003
    Physical Science

    WELCOME

    What is a wave?
    A vibration or disturbance.
    SOUND & LIGHT are forms of energy that

    travel in waves.

    Period (T)
    A period is the time it takes for one cycle.
    1 cycle = 1 complete trip
    1 trip back & forth
    Around and back to the same point
    1 wave = 1 cycle

    Frequency ()
    Number of cycles in one second.
    Number of waves in one second.
    Measured in Hertz (Hz).
    1 Hz = 1 cycle per second

    frequency =

    period
    period =

    1
    frequency

    Parts of a wave

    Parts of a wave
    Crest= High point of a wave.
    Trough=Low point of a wave.
    Amplitude (A)= Distance from the midpoint to

    the crest.
    Wavelength ()= The length of one complete
    wave.

    Wavelength ()
    The length of one wave is measured from a

    point on one wave to that same point on the


    next wave.
    Crest to crest
    Trough to trough
    Midpoint (past crest & trough) to midpoint

    Speed of a wave
    The speed of a wave depends on the medium

    it travels through.
    Medium is the material it passes through.

    Types of waves
    Transverse:
    The medium moves at a right angle to the

    direction of the wave.


    Example: Light

    Longitudinal:
    The medium moves in the same

    direction as the wave.


    Example: Sound waves

    Thank
    You

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