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Clem Waves Lesson02 Presentation
Clem Waves Lesson02 Presentation
And…what is light?
Answer: Light is a wave.
So…what is a wave?
Wave Types
1. Transverse waves: Waves in which the medium
moves at right angles to the direction of the wave
Wave Properties
Wave properties depend on what
(type of energy) is making the waves.
1. Wavelength: The distance between one point
on a wave and the exact same place on the
next wave.
3. Amplitude: How far the medium moves from
rest position (where it is when not moving).
Remember that for transverse waves, the highest
point is the crest, and the lowest point is the trough.
compression
rarefaction
For example:
If the amplitude is equal to 3 units
(and we assume C = 1 for this case) . . .
Amplitud
e Energy E = CA2
1 1
2 4
3 9
4 16
5 25
6 36
7 49
8 64
9 81
10 100
OR
v=f x ג
3. Diffraction: The bending of waves AROUND
an object.
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.
Reflection of linear
water waves on different
obstacle
.
Refraction of water waves
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Diffraction of water waves
When water waves pass from a gap, it bends depending on
the width of the gap
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