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ppt for General Wave Properties
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Pupils should be able to
explain wave motion and give some examples of waves.
compare transverse and longitudinal waves, and give examples of each.
explain certain terms we use to describe a waves.
describe wave front and wave energy.
define speed, frequency, wavelength, period and amplitude.
recall and apply the relationship velocity = frequency wavelength and solve related problems.
General Waves Properties
Lesson objectives
What are waves? What can waves do?
Lesson Trigger
Waves are disturbancesdisturbances that travel away from its source of origin, the centre of disturbance.
It is one way by which energy can be transmitted from one place to another.
Waves, Waves, Waves
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Sound waves carry sound energy from the source (for e.g., loudspeaker) to the receiver (ear).
Example:
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Sound waves carry sound energy from the loudspeaker to our ear.In doing so, what are being disturbed?
Pause and Think
The air molecules between the loudspeaker and the receiver are being disturbed.
air molecules are pushed back and forth between the loudspeaker and the ear.
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Waves can take many forms, but there are 2 fundamental types of waves:
Let’s study the wave motions to distinguish these two types of waves.
both waves differ in the way the particles in the medium behave.
Wave classification
1 Transverse waves 2
Longitudinal waves
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Such wave motion produces transverse waves.Are the air particles
being moved away from the disturbance centre ?
No, only wave energy is transferred, the particles do not move away from the disturbance centre
Transverse Wave motion
Where is the disturbance centre?
When a wave is generated, its propagation is seen as a travel of the disturbances from the disturbance centre.
How do the particles in the medium respond?
The particles vibrate up and down, perpendicular to the direction of wave travel.
wave travels from left to right.
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Are the air particles in the medium transferred away from the disturbance centre?
As in transverse waves, the particles do not move away from the disturbance centre, only the wave is transferred.
How do the particles in the medium respond?
The particles vibrate to and fro, parallel to the direction of wave travel.
Such wave motion produces longitudinal wave.
As the longitudinal waves travel towards the right, the particles in the medium is disturbed.
Longitudinal Wave motion
Wave travels from left to right.
Waves transfer energy without transferring matter
When waves are generated by an energy source, they are propagated from its centre of disturbance, carrying energy away from it.
Waves travels away from energy source.
However, while the energy is propagated outwards, the particles in the medium only vibrate about their equilibrium position.
Hence, waves transfer energy from one point to another without transferring matter.
Light wave, heat waves (infra-red radiation) and other electromagnetic waves
Waves generated by shaking the free end of a slinky from side to side
Examples of Transverse Waves
Sound wave
Waves generated by pushing and pulling the free end of a slinking back and forth
Examples of longitudinal Waves
Lesson closure
At the end of the lesson, reflect on what you have been introduced to:
state 3 new learning points.
two things that struck you most.
one question you would like to raise with your teacher on waves.
Waves, Waves, Waves
In previous lesson, you were introduced to the idea on waves. Take a minute or so to reflect on it, what have you learnt?
Take turn to share with your partner 2 learning points.
If you are not sure what to share, you may wish to look at the guiding questions below:
1 What is a wave?
2 What does it do?
3 What are some examples of waves?
4 How do you distinguish one type of wave from the other?
Past Lesson Review
Lesson Trigger
distance of wave from source/cm 0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
displacement/cm
5.0
5.0
0
crest
trough
1 Crest – highest point of a displacement
2 Trough – lowest point of a displacement
distance of wave from source / cm
amplitude, a
wavelength,
0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
displacement/cm
5.0
5.0
0
What are the values of the wavelength and amplitude of this wave?
3 Wavelength () - The distance from one particle on the crest to another particle on the next crest
4 Amplitude (a) - The maximum displacement of a particle from its equilibrium position
= 2.0 cm
a = 5.0 cm
5 Frequency f – the number of complete oscillations made by an
oscillating particle in one second.
– Frequency unit : hertz (Hz). 1 Hz = 1 oscillation per sec
6 Period T – The time taken for the oscillating particle to make one
complete oscillation.
– Period is measured in second (s).
As the wave is propagated, each particle in the medium oscillates back and forth about its equilibrium position.
time/s 0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
displacement/cm
5.0
5.0
0
T =1f
If a particle can make many complete oscillations within 1 s, (i) what can you say about its frequency and period? (ii) how are period and frequency related?
T is inversely proportional to f.
its frequency f is high. its period T will be short.
time/s
displacement/cm
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
What are the values of the period and frequency of this wave?
f = 1 ÷ T = 1 ÷ 0.2 = 5 Hz
T = 0.2 s
When a ripple tank is used to study wave motion, we can see crests and troughs from the side of a ripple tank.
cresttrough
Wavefronts refer to imaginary lines drawn to join all points in space that are in the same states of disturbance caused by a wave propagating through a medium.
These wavefronts join all crests together.
These wavefronts join all troughs together.
A slinky is moved from side to side. The motion of the slinky is depicted as 'snapshots' after every ¼ of a period.
ObservationsObservations
1 From the first to the last snapshot, the hand has made one complete back-and-forth motion. A period has elapsed.
2 The disturbance has moved a distance equal to 1 .
Waves speed formula
t = 0 T
t = ¼ T
t = ½ T
t = ¾ T
t = 1 T
Hence, in 1 period, the distance moved by the wave is 1 wavelength. What is the speed of the wave?
Since: speed = distance
time
Wave speed = wavelength
period v = f
Waves speed formula
t = 0 T t = ¼ T t = ½ T t = ¾ Tt = 1 T
v =
T
1/f
=
State the value for
(i) amplitude of the wave. (ii) the wavelength of the wave.
(a) Fig. 1 shows a graph of the variation of the displacement of a wave with distance along the wave at a particular time.
(i) a = 0.40 cm
(ii) = 0.20 cmdistance/cm
0 0.20 0.40 0.60
displacement/cm
0.40
-0.40
Fig. 1
Sample discussion
(b) Fig. 2 shows the graph of the variation of the displacement of the same wave with time at a particular point along the wave.
Calculate its wave speed.
T = 0.10 s f = 1 0.10 = 10 Hz
distance/cm0 0.20 0.40 0.60
displacement/cm
0.40
-0.40
Fig. 1
time/s0 0.10 0.20 0.30
displacement/cm
0.40
-0.40
Fig. 2
v = f = 10 0.20= 2.0 cm/s
Sample discussion
SummaryBy the end of this lesson pupils are able to:
Describe what is meant by wave motion.
Understand that waves transfer energy without transferring matter.
Define speed, frequency, wavelength, period and amplitude.
State what is meant by the term wavefront.
Solve problems using the relationship velocity = frequency wavelength.
Compare transverse and longitudinal waves and give examples of each.
