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Transverse & Longitudinal Waves
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Transverse Waves
• The definition of transverse wave is a wave moving across or perpendicular to the direction that the wave is traveling
• People think that transverse waves move in an up and down motion, which they do not.
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What A Transverse Wave Looks Like
• Transverse waves are composed of two parts; the trough and the crest.
• The trough is the lowest point between each crest.
• The crest is the highest point of a transverse wave.
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Properties of Waves• The amplitude of the transverse wave is the maximum
distance the wave vibrates from its rest position• The rest position is where the particles of a medium
stay when there are no disturbances.• The larger the amplitude the taller the wave is.• Larger amplitude means more energy.
small amplitude=low energy
LARGE AMPLITUDE=HIGH ENERGY
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Measuring a Transverse Wave
• Transverse waves are measured with frequency, or the
number of waves produced in a given amount of time.• 1 hertz = 1 wave per second. 1 Hz = 1/s• For a transverse wave measuring from crest to crest,
or trough to trough, is one wavelength.• Counting the number of crests usually gives you the
frequency.
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Longitudinal Waves• The definition of longitudinal wave, or
compressional wave, is the particles of the medium vibrate back and forth along the path the wave travel.
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What A Longitudinal Wave Looks Like
• A section in a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded (more dense) together is called a compression.
• A section where the particles are less crowded (less dense) than normal is called the rarefaction.
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Measuring a Longitudinal Wave
• For a longitudinal wave, measuring from rarefaction to rarefaction or compression to compression
• To increase the amplitude of a longitudinal wave, increase the size of the compression
• To increase the frequency of a longitudinal wave increase the number of compressions