This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Types of Waves
Transverse |
Longitudinal |
Particles vibrate perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer |
Examples: sound waves, seismic waves |
Describing Waves
Amplitude - height of wave from middle to peak/trough |
Speed = frequency x wavelength |
Amplitude is the maximum displacement of a wave |
Time period - time it takes for 1 complete wave |
Time period - 1/frequency |
Frequency - number of waves that travel past a point in 1 second |
The lower the frequency, the longer the time period |
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