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Transverse Waves
o Waves in the stretched strings of musical instruments and
electromagnetic waves that make up radio waves and light
are transverse
o Examples:
Stringed instruments
Radio Waves
Light Waves
Micro Waves
X-Rays
Gamma rays
o Whenever the motion of the medium is at right angles to
which a wave travels, the wave is a transverse wave
Longitudinal Waves
o Sound waves are longitudinal waves
Both waves can be demonstrated with a loosely coiled string
o Shaken up and downtransverse
o Shaken in and outlongitudinal
Interference
o Interference patterns occur when waves from different
sources arrive at the same pointat the same time
o An interference pattern is a regular arrangement of
places where wave effects are increased, decreased, or
neutralized
o Constructive interferencethe crest of one wave
overlaps the crest of another and their individual effects
add together
Result: wave of increase amplitudereinforcement
o Destructive interferencethe crest of one wave
overlaps the trough of another and their individual effects
are reduced
Result: high part of the wave fills in the low part
cancellation
o Out of phaseCrests overlap troughs, produce regions of
zero amplitude
o In phasecrests of one wave overlap crests of another,
and the troughs overlap as well
Standing Waves
o A standing wave forms only if half a wavelength or a
multiple of half a wavelength fits exactly into the length of
the vibrating medium
o It appears to be standing still- NOT but looks that way
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Electromagnetic Waves
o The electromagnetic spectrum consists of radio waves,
microwaves, infrared light, ultraviolet rays, X-rays, and
gamma rays
Polarization
o Light that reflects at glancing angles from non metallic
surfaces, such as glass, water, or roads, vibrates mainly in
the plane of the reflecting surface
o Light travels in waves. The fact the waves are transverse
and not longitudinalis demonstrated by the phenomenon
of polarization
o When light shines on a polarizing filter, the light that is
transmitted is polarizing