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− | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Transverse Wave''' | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Transverse Wave]]''' |
− | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Longitudinal Wave''' | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Longitudinal Wave]]''' |
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|[[File:TransverseWave.gif|center]] | |[[File:TransverseWave.gif|center]] | ||
|[[File:LongitudinalWave.gif|center]] | |[[File:LongitudinalWave.gif|center]] | ||
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− | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" | | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This is a [[Transverse Wave|transverse wave]] on a string where the [[vibration]] is [[perpendicular]] to the motion of the '''wave'''. |
− | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" | | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This is a [[Longitudinal Wave|longitudinal wave]] on a string where the [[vibration]] is [[parallel]] to the motion of the '''wave'''. |
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Revision as of 12:26, 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 |
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. |