Transcript Wave

Wave
A disturbance transmitted from one
point to another without the medium
being transported.
A medium can be water, rope, air, a
solid. Anything the wave can travel
through
• Waves travel at defined speeds based on the
properties of the materials they travel in
• Waves carry energy
Wave types
Longtudinal
Transverse
- Sound waves, vibrations,
meachanical waves
- Motion is parallel to
movement
- Can NOT travel in a vacuum
- Motion depends on
particles touching
- Can travel around corners
- Travel faster in water than
air
-
Light or radio waves
Motion is perpendicular
Can travel in a vacuum
Needs no particles to move
Cannot travel around
corners, need a mirror
- Travels slower in water than
air