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Making a Physics Dictionary
Physics DictionaryWord Symbol Units
Definition
Physics DictionaryWord Symbol Units
WAVE
Definition
TRANVERSE WAVE
First Six Words
• Wave• Transverse Wave• Longitudinal Wave• Medium• Amplitude• Wavelength
• We will retroactively add these words on Thursday.
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– How fast a wave travels through a medium.
Word Symbol UnitsWave Speed v meters/second (m/s)
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• Period ( T )– Measured in: seconds (s)– The number of seconds it takes for one complete
wavelength to pass by.
• Frequency ( f )– Measured in: hertz (hz)– The number of wavelengths that pass by in one
second.
Word Symbol UnitsPeriod T Seconds (s)
Word Symbol UnitsFrequency f Hertz (hz)
GUESS STEPS
• GUESS are the steps you follow to solve almost any physics problem. – Givens– Unknowns– Equation– Substitute– Solve
GUESS Steps
• Givens - the numbers and information in the problem.
• Unknown – what you are trying to find.
• Equation – specifically an equation that contains the givens and the unknown
GUESS Steps
• Substitute – plug in the givens into the equation.
• Solve – solve for the unknown.