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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Water Waves''' | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Water Waves''' | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A water '''wave''' has a [[Transverse Wave|transverse]] and a [[Longitudinal Wave|longitudinal]] component. | ||
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Sound Waves''' | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Sound Waves''' | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Sound '''waves''' are [[Longitudinal Wave|longitudinal]] '''waves''' of compression. | ||
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Light Waves''' | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Light Waves''' | ||
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| − | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" | | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Light '''waves''' are [[Electromagnetic Wave|electromagnetic waves]], which are [[Transverse Wave|transverse]] with the [[vibration]] at right angles to the motion of the wave. |
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Revision as of 12:53, 16 October 2018
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A wave is a vibration that transfers energy from one location to another.
About Waves
- Waves can transmit energy and information from one place to another.
- Waves travel through a medium that allows the vibration.
- There are two types of wave; transverse and longitudinal.
- In longitudinal waves the vibration is in the same direction as the energy transfer.
- In transverse waves the vibration is perpendicular to the direction as the energy transfer.
Examples
| Transverse Wave | Longitudinal Wave |
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| This is a transverse wave on a string where the vibration is perpendicular to the motion of the wave. | This is a longitudinal wave on a string where the vibration is parallel to the motion of the wave. |
| Water Waves |
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| A water wave has a transverse and a longitudinal component. |
| Sound Waves |
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| Sound waves are longitudinal waves of compression. |
| Light Waves |
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| Light waves are electromagnetic waves, which are transverse with the vibration at right angles to the motion of the wave. |