Difference between revisions of "Wave"

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A wave is a vibration that transfers energy from one location to another.

Waves can transmit energy and information from one place to another.

Waves travel through a medium that allows the vibration.

When a wave meets a boundary between two materials it can be:

There are two types of wave; transverse and longitudinal.

Transverse Wave	Longitudinal Wave

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

A water wave appears to be transverse from the surface.

Sound Waves

Sound waves are longitudinal waves of compression.

Light Waves

Light waves are electromagnetic waves, which are transverse with the vibration at right angles to the motion of the wave.

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 : [[Wave]]s can transmit [[energy]] and information from one place to another.
 : [[Wave]]s travel through a [[medium]] that allows the [[vibration]].
+When a [[wave]] meets a boundary between two [[material]]s it can be:
+*[[Absorb (Physics)|Absorbed]] - The [[wave]] disappears and the new material gains [[energy]] from the [[wave]].
+*[[Reflection|Reflected]] - The [[wave]] bounces off the new [[material]].
+*[[Refraction|Refracted]] - The [[wave]] enters the new [[medium]] changing direction as it does.
 : There are two types of [[wave]]; [[Transverse Wave|transverse]] and [[Longitudinal Wave|longitudinal]].
 : In [[Longitudinal Wave|longitudinal waves]] the [[vibration]] is in the same direction as the [[Energy Transfer|energy transfer]].