Waves and The Wave Motion How Are Waves Produced?
Waves and The Wave Motion How Are Waves Produced?
Waves and The Wave Motion How Are Waves Produced?
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Physical System: It is any region of space together with The following elements can be distinguished in all
the elements found in it. The physical system must be types of waves: Crest, valley, wavelength, amplitude,
clearly delimited in order to facilitate its study. For frequency, period, wavefront and ray.
example: A gas contained in a container, the water in a
pond, the leaves of a tree and a mobile moving on a The ridge and valley are the upper and lower portions,
highway are physical systems. respectively, of the graphical representation of a wave.
Balance and disturbance Imagine a pond whose surface Wavelength (λ) is the straight-line distance between
is still because there is no wind or other external factor two consecutive points that are in the same state of
causing any alteration or disturbance in it. We can say vibration. For example, the distance between two
that the pond's physical system is in equilibrium. consecutive ridges or two valleys. This length is
A body or group of bodies is in equilibrium when its measured in meters or centimeters.
characteristics do not change over time. Now, if you
throw a stone into the center of the pond, you will Amplitude (A) is the distance from the crest or valley of
immediately start to observe the formation of circular the wave to the equilibrium line.
waves on its surface: you broke the balance of the
system because, by throwing the stone, you made a Frequency (f) is the number of oscillations or
disturbance on it. A disturbance is any phenomenon that wavelengths that propagate in one second. Frequency is
alters the characteristics of a physical system that was measured in a unit called hertz (Hz). One hertz is one
in equilibrium. oscillation per second.
Electromagnetic waves are those that propagate in 8. How is the voice produced?
space, that is, they do not need a material medium to
propagate. Light, radio waves, and X-rays are examples 9. What are the elements of a wave?
of electromagnetic waves.
10. Define each of the elements of a wave
If we consider the direction of propagation of the waves
and the direction in which the particles in the medium 11. How are waves classified according to the
vibrate, we can distinguish two classes of waves: propagation medium?
longitudinal waves and transverse waves.
12. What are mechanical waves?
Longitudinal waves are those that propagate in the same
direction in which the particles vibrate. An example is 13. What are the media formed by the union of particles
the wave that occurs in a spring with blocks attached to called?
it. The blocks will oscillate horizontally, in the same
direction that the spring stretches and compresses. 14. In what states can the material means be?
Sound waves and some of the waves produced during
earthquakes are also longitudinal waves. 15. What happens when a particle in a material medium
begins to oscillate?
Transverse waves are those in which the direction of
propagation is perpendicular to the direction of the 16. What are electromagnetic waves? Of examples
oscillations. An example of this type of wave is that
produced by a rope. The wave is transmitted 17. What are longitudinal waves? From an example
horizontally but each point on the string oscillates
vertically. Electromagnetic and gravitational waves are 18. What are transverse waves? From an example
also examples of transverse waves.
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