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Friday Question of the Day: What do waves transfer?

How do you identify transverse and
longitudinal waves?
Do Now:

1.What are things that travel by wave?

2.What do waves have to do with energy?

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Reading Log 14: pg 122-124
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Waves
Why do we care?

Waves are all around us all the

time, even if we can’t see them.
Waves not only
explain surfing, but
they also explain
earthquakes, sound,
and one of the most
mysterious
phenomena on Earth-
light
What do Waves Do?

Move energy through matter or

space
Two Types of Waves
Mechanical Waves need matter
(medium) to travel through
Electromagnetic Waves can travel
through empty space
 Mechanical Waves
Mechanical waves travel through
mediums such as:
water

air
solids
Mechanical Waves
• May be longitudinal

• Or transverse
Types of Mechanical Waves
Transverse Waves – energy moves up
and down or side to side while
traveling forward

Wavelength Crest Amplitude

Trough How often = Frequency

 Types of Mechanical Waves
Longitudinal/Compression Waves –
energy moves along the medium
while traveling forward

How often = Frequency Wavelength

Types of Waves:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
Rbuhdo0AZDU
Mechanical Waves
Transverse Longitudinal

• Has wavelength, • Has wavelength and

frequency, and frequency
amplitude
• Energy travels
• Energy travels forward in pulses
forward but moves up
and down/side to side
Put the following waves under the
correct category:
• A wave at a ball game
• Guitar string
• Slinky
• Flag waving in the wind
• Sound wave
• Shaking a rope
• Water wave
II. Mechanical Waves
Longitudinal Transverse

• Slinky • A wave at a ball

• Sound wave game
• Water wave • Guitar string
• Flag waving in
the wind
• Shaking a rope
• Water wave
Electromagnetic Waves – Light!
 3m
2
2m 3m
v=fλ v =1.5 m/s
 GUESS FORMULA:
G = Givens - write them all down with symbols, numbers and units

U = Unknown - write down the unknown with a question mark

E = Equation - write down the equation or equations that apply in

the problem solve the equation(s) for the desired unknown

S = Substitute - substitute the given information into the solved

equation

S = Solve - solve numerically, paying attention to units identify the

final answer by circling, boxing, or underlining it clearly check the
final answer to be sure it makes sense