Wave Properties

Wavelength-distance from a point on a wave to the same corresponding point on the nest wave.

Frequency-number of waves that pass a point in one second.
(expressed in Hertz[Hz])

Wavelength has an inverse relationship to wave frequency

A crest is the highest point of a wave.
A trough is the lowest point of a wave.

Types of Waves

Longitudinal

.Vibrates parallel to (in the same direction of) wave travel
-sound waves
.the other end of the medium without the actual movement of matter

Transverse

.Vibrates perpendicular (at right angles) to the wave travel
-electromagnetic waves

Water Waves

.A combination of longitudinal+transverse

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Waves and Sound

The Nature of Waves

A wave is a rhythmic disurbance that transfers energy

-All waves are made by something that vibrates.

Mechanical waves need a matter medium to travel through.

(sound,water,seismic)

Two basic types of waves

a)Transverse

b)Compressional (longitudinal)

Amplitude- Size related to the energy carried by the wave (height)

Vocabulary Sections 5.1,5.2,5.4

Vocabulary

5.1/5.2/5.4

Energy-the ability to cause change.
Kinetic Energy-energy in the form of motion.
Potential Energy-stored energy.
Work-the transfer of energy through motion
Mechanical Energy-the total amountof kinetic and potential energy in a system.
Law of Conservation of Energy-energy can neither be created nor destroyed.
Temperature-the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter.
Thermal Energy-the total energy of the particles that make up a material.
Heat-the thermal energy that flows from something with a higher temperature to something with a lower temperature.
Specific Heat-the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1kg of a material by one degree.

How to Calculate Changes in Thermal Energy

Q=m x (delta)T x Cp

Q=change in thermal energy

m=mass

(delta)T=change in temperature (Tf-Ti)

Cp=specific heat of substance

Example:

32 gram silver spoon

60(degrees)C to 20(degrees)C

Q=m x (delta)T x Cp

Q=.032 x -40(degress)C x 235j/kg.k

Q=-300.8

Measure Thermal Energy

Different materials need different amounts of heat to produce similar changes in their temperatures. The materials have different specific heats.

Land heats up and cools down faster than water.

Specific Heat is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material by one degree (C or K)

1)Cp water=4184J/kgC
2)Cp sand=664J/kgC

Temperature+Thermal Energy

TEMPERATURE

Temperature-the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter.

THERMAL ENERGY

.Thermal Energy is the total energy of the particles that make up a material.

.Different kinds of matter have different thermal energies, even when mass and temperature are the same.

.Also known as Internal Energy