Waves and Wave Properties

STEMScopedia - Introduction to properties of waves

Reflect

• Have you ever experienced waves?

• How did these waves behave?

Waves

• A repeating pattern with a specific wavelength, frequency, and amplitude

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Electromagnetic vs Mechanical Waves

• Electromagnetic waves or light waves, they travel through space and do not need a medium. 

• Mechanical waves are waves that do transfer energy through a medium. 

Longitudinal vs Transverse Waves

• Two types of mechanical waves that travel through a medium are transverse and longitudinal waves.

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Parts of a wave

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Trough