WAVES
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- Created on: 02-11-16 21:35
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- WAVES
- Transverse
- They have oscillations that are perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer.
- Examples
- Waves on the electro-magnetic sprectrum
- Water ripples
- Seismic s-waves
- Longitudinal
- They have oscillations that are parallel to the direction of energy transfer.
- Examples
- Sound waves
- Seismic p-waves
- The electro-magnetic spectrum
- Types of waves
- Radio Waves
- Microwaves
- Infrared radiation
- Visible Light
- Ultraviolet
- X-rays
- Gamma Rays
- Their speed through a vacuum is 300,000,000 m/s
- They do not need a medium to travel though
- Types of waves
- Transverse
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