Waves and Optics - Wave Motion -1

Question 1

1)Wave Motion - Types of Waves
What are the types of Waves?

Answer 1

Pulses, progressive waves, transverse waves and longitudinal waves.

Question 2

1)Wave Motion - Types of Waves
What is a pulse?

Answer 2

It pulse is a single disturbance that propagates one or a few waves any irregular rhythm from one point to the next.

Question 3

1)Wave Motion - Types of Waves
What is a Progressive Wave?

Answer 3

Progressive or traveling waves transfer energy from one point to another without transferring matter.

Question 4

1)Wave Motion - Types of Waves
What are the types of Progressive Waves?

Answer 4

There are two types of progressive waves: transverse waves and longitudinal waves.

Question 5

1)Wave Motion - Types of Waves
What is a transverse wave ?

Answer 5

In transverse waves, particles vibrate at right angles(perpendicularly) to the direction of the wave travel.

Ripple Tank and slinky

Question 6

1)Wave Motion - Types of Waves
What are longitudinal waves?

Answer 6

In longitudinal waves, the particles vibrate in the same direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels

Question 7

1)Wave Motion - Types of Waves
What are longitudinal waves?

Answer 7

In longitudinal waves, the particles vibrate in the same direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels

Slinky

Question 8

1)Wave Motion - Types of Waves
Examples of a Longitudinal Wave.

Answer 8

sound waves, seismic P-waves, and ultrasound waves.

Question 9

1)Wave Motion - Types of Waves
Examples of a Transverse Wave.

Answer 9

Electromagnetic, Light and Water waves

Question 10

1)Wave Motion - Wave Parameters
Symbol for Speed
Symbol for frequency
Symbol for Wave length
Symbol for Period Time
Symbol for Amplitude

Answer 10

Symbol for Speed v
Symbol for frequency f
Symbol for Wave length λ (lambda)
Symbol for Period Time T
Symbol for Amplitude a

Question 11

1)Wave Motion - Wave Parameters
Symbol for Speed
Symbol for frequency
Symbol for Wave length
Symbol for Period Time
Symbol for Amplitude

Answer 11

Symbol for Speed v
Symbol for frequency f
Symbol for Wave length λ (lambda)
Symbol for Period Time T
Symbol for Amplitude a

Question 12

1)Wave Motion - Wave Parameters
Formula for frequency

Answer 12

f=1/T

Question 13

1)Wave Motion - Wave Parameters
Formula for Time

Answer 13

T=1/f

Question 14

1)Wave Motion - Wave Parameter
Formulas for Speed

Answer 14

v=f