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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WAVES

CHAPTER 14

WHAT IS A WAVE???

  • A wave is a periodic disturbance in a solid, liquid, or gas as energy is transmitted through a medium.

TWO TYPES OF WAVES...

TRANSVERSE AND LONGITUDINAL
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TRANSVERSE

EX. LIGHT WAVES

LONGITUDINAL

EX. SOUND WAVES
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REFLECTION

A BOUNCING BACK OF A WAVE WHEN IT MEETS A SURFACE OR BOUNDARY

REFRACTION

THE BENDING OF WAVES WHEN THEY PASS FROM ONE MEDIUM INTO ANOTHER

DIFFRACTION

BENDING OF WAVES AS THEY PASS AN EDGE
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CALCULATING VELOCITY OF A WAVE

VELOCITY=distance/TIME

CONSTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE

WHEN TWO WAVES COMBINE THEY MAKE A BIGGER WAVE

DESTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE

WHEN TWO WAVES COMBINE TO MAKE A WAVE THATS SMALLER
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INTERESTING FACT

DOLPHINS USE SOUND WAVES TO COMMUNICATE
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