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Third Quarter – Module 2

Waves

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Waves
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Overview

Most of you associate waves with vibrations and ripples. The vibrations that you see when you pluck
the strings of a guitar, the music that you play in your mobile phone, the way ripples form when you throw
stone on a still pond, the light coming from the sun that illuminates and warms your classroom-these are all
associated with concept of waves.

Learning Objectives

After going through this module, I can:

1. Classify the types and characteristics of waves.

Activating Prior Knowledge

Task 1: Explain Me!

Direction: Analyze the situation given. Choose and explain the best answer. Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.
Rubrics: 10 pts – If the answer was explained very well and showed correct usage of grammar.
5 pts – If the answer was explained well but some error in grammar.
0 pt – If the answer was not correct and not related to the question

1. What is waves?

Lesson

WAVES

Waves
• Periodic disturbance that moves away from a source
• “Energy Carrier”

CLASSIFICATION OF WAVES

1. MECHANICAL WAVE
• needs medium to transmit energy

2. ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE
• no medium required to transmit energy

CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO DIRECTION OF PROPAGATION OF TRAVEL

1. TRANSVERSE WAVE
• The displacement of the medium is perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the wave.

2. LONGITUDINAL WAVE
• The displacement of the medium is parallel or along to the wave

3. SURFACE WAVE
• Travel at the surface of the water
• Classified into “Love wave” and “Rayleigh wave”
LOVE WAVE- are the fastest surface waves.
REIGHLEIGH WAVE- responsible for the shaking felt during an earthquake
• *Vibration is the source of the wave

ANATOMY OF A WAVE
Anatomy- study of structural make-up

In general, wave is composed of:

1. Crest- highest point from equilibrium position
2. Through- lowest point from equilibrium position
3. Amplitude- the maximum displacement of vibrating body from its equilibrium position

TERMS
• Compression- particles are close together = crest
• Rarefaction- particles are farther apart = through

WAVELENGTH

• Refers to the distance between any successive identical parts of the wave
• The distance from one crest to the next is equal to one full wavelength
• Symbol: _____ (Lambda)

FREQUENCY
• The number of waves that pass a particular point in every second
• Unit of frequency= Hertz (Hz)
• 1 Hz= 1 cycle/second

PERIOD

• Time required for one complete wave to pass a given point

• Period= 1/ frequency
WAVE SPEED
• The distance travelled by the wave per second
• Wave speed= frequency x wavelength

Assessment

Assessment 1. Solve Me!

Write true if the statement is correct. It false, explain why statement is incorrect. Write your answer on the
blanks. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper (Written Work)

1. Light is both a particle and a wave.

2. Mechanical waves are capable of traveling through a vacuum.
3. Opaque media do not only transmit light but also reflect light.
4. In EM waves, the continuous range of frequencies is known as the electromagnetic spectrum.
5. An echo is made when a sound waves bounces off a surface and is reflected back to you.

Assessment 2: Essay
Direction: Analyze the situation given. Choose and explain the best answer. Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.
Rubrics: 10 pts – If the answer was explained very well and showed correct usage of grammar.
5 pts – If the answer was explained well but some error in grammar.
0 pt – If the answer was not correct and not related to the question
1. Why do you see lightning v=before thunder during storm?

Congratulations! You have completed this module on Science! – Sir Christian