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LONGITUDINAL WAVES
are waves where the disturbance moves in the same
direction as the wave.
One example of this is a wave moving through a stretched out slinky or spring. If you compress one portion of the slinky and let go,
the wave will move left to right.
SOUND, TSUNAMIS AND SOME EARTHQUAKES ARE EXAMPLES OF LONGITUDINAL WAVES
Let's see a real life example here:
Let's look at SOUND as an example of longitudinal waves.
WRITE THIS IN YOUR BOOKS..
Sound waves can be drawn like this...👇🏼
Sound waves can also be drawn like this...!👇🏼
When air pressure is tightly packed together, it is referred to as compression; when it is loosely packed, it is referred to as rarefaction.
In SOUND waves
Amplitude ----> Volume
Frequency ----> Pitch
SAVFP!
SOUND needs an AV system for a Fun Party!
Let's observe sound waves travelling along string using cup phones ☎
Let's have a play with this website. Observe what happens. Write this in your workbooks.
Mention:
What wave have we investigated?
What have we observed?
What is this determined by?
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