Waves in Action
WAVES
waves in pool link to waves in water spherelink to waves in water sphere
Recall…… ENERGY is the ability to push something and make it move
ENERGY can be transferred in two ways…
Transferring some matter
Using a WAVE
Types of Wave Mechanical need a medium eg Sound Water Siesmic Slinky Electromagnetic don’t need a medium eg Light Radio X ray
Waves travel in two different ways. Wave Types
Transverse waves are when the displacement is at right angles to the direction of the wave… Longitudinal waves are when the displacement is parallel to the direction of the wave…
wave machine
Wave Types go to Applet Menu > Waves
Water Waves
A A Some definitions… Amplitude (A) Wavelength ( ) Crest Trough distance from equilibrium to crest this is the distance between two corresponding points (crest to crest) Displacement (x) distance from equilibrium to to any point x
Period- this is the time for one wave to pass a point. It is measured in seconds (s) Frequency – this is how many waves pass a point every second. It is measured in Hertz (Hz)
If 20 waves pass you in one minute, what is the period of the wave? 20 waves = 60 s 1 wave =3 s T= 3s Calculate the frequency of the wave.
Wave Equation λ
Nb speed isn’t frequency…………… Stringwave The frequency of a wave is the number of waves passing in one second. (or the number of times a part of the wave wiggles in one second) The speed of a wave is the distance it travels in one second
SOUND Sound is produced by things vibrating. Sound travels in longitudinal waves through the air (or other medium)
You can hear sound in the range of approximately 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz.
Sound waves link to phet sound
We hear high frequency waves as high pitch We hear large amplitude waves as loud phet sound
compression rarefaction wavelength
Drawing a Sound Wave Sound can be analysed by an oscilloscope or a computer. It draws a graph of the wave.
pressure position This is a snapshot of the whole wave at one time
pressure time This is a movie of the pressure at one place microphone
Electromagnetic Waves EM waves
Reflection Pulses fixed end
Reflection of Pulses free end
Refraction of Pulses fast to slow
Refraction of Pulses slow to fast
Wave Reflection
Reflection of Waves
Refraction
DEEP SHALLOW DEEP
Which wave refracts most? Long wavelengths refracts most?
Gradual Wave Refraction
Interference
adding pulses
link to refraction of pulses
Diffraction When waves pass through a narrow gap they spread out or………Diffract. The amount of diffraction depends on the size of the gap compared with the size of the wavelength Link to Diffraction animation
Diffraction Link to Diffraction animation The smaller the gap, the more diffraction The bigger the wavelength, the more diffraction
Why can you pick up radio signals better than TV? TV waves are high frequency, short wavelength.
Radio waves are low frequency, long wavelength. Long wavelengths diffract more
Wave Interference
ripple tank + path diff
Interference of Light When light shines through a double slit interference occurs:
Explanation
in phase This produces a big wave (constructive interference) when the path difference is the waves arrive
when the path difference is the waves arrive out of phase This produces no wave (destructive interference)
We will look at interference of sound waves LINK TO phet sound Recall the definition of path difference. Recall the definition of constructive interference and destructive interference. Explain what causes the loud and quiet spots.
This is what you see in the ripple tank K:\PHYSICS\POWER POINT & VIDEOS\1 Light & Waves\Sound\wave-interferenceK:\PHYSICS\POWER POINT & VIDEOS\1 Light & Waves\Sound\wave-interference
And this is why….
At an antinode, the path difference is The waves arrive in phase They add constructively and produce a big wave
At a node, the path difference is The waves arrive out of phase They add destructively and produce no wave
(extension) Young’s Equation
x λ θ L link to desuren wave animation d
link to young's expt
Link to factors affecting InterferenceLink to factors affecting Interference