If you ask a room full of people to picture a wave, they might all think of something different – be it at the ocean, a soundwave, maybe even a person waving. Today we’ll be taking a look at the characteristics of waves, asking you a number of questions regarding how they work.
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Transverse Waves
Sound Waves
Longitudinal Waves
Antinode Waves
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An echo
A transverse wave
A tsunami
A surface wave
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Are traveling in the same direction
Combine to make a wave with a larger amplitude
Change their speed and bend
Combine to make a wave with a smaller amplitude
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The compressions are dense (close together)
The troughs are very low
There are no rarefactions
The crests are far apart
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Between two crests
Between two troughs
From rest position to a crest
From a crest to a trough
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