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Identify and measure basic characteristics of a wave.
Compare the 3 different shape of waves.
Convert between frequency and period of a wave.
Calculate a wave speed.
Compare electromagnetic to mechanical waves.
Describe the conditions that waves are reflected.
Determine the result of two interfering waves.
Apply wave theory to ocean, earthquake, sound and light waves.
4/13 - Tsunamis and Subduction
4/14 - Basic Properties of Waves
4/14 - EWA U2L2 - Ocean Waves (pgs. 66 to 77)
4/19 - Quiz: Basic Waves
4/21 - Honors Option: Investigating Properties of Sound Waves - each Analysis question goes with a procedure step. Links to physicsclassroom.com:
4/10 - List 5 examples of 'waves'.
4/11 - Make a Venn diagram comparing mechanical waves to electromagnetic waves.
4/12 - Why do ocean waves break in shallow water? If you are a surfer, what type of shoreline are you looking for to get the best waves?
4/13 - List at least 4 possible causes of a tsunami?
4/14 - What is going on to make a wine glass sing?
Waves Tutorial - physicsclassroom.com
By Topic
Traveling Waves vs. Standing Waves (Question 1)
Forced Vibration (Question 2, a Sympathetic Vibration is Forced Vibration followed by Resonance)
Resonance (Questions 2, 3)
Interference of Waves (Question 4)
Beats (Question 5)
The Doppler Effect (Question 6)
Wave Interactions - reflection, refraction, and diffraction
Wave Interference - constructive, destructive, and standing waves
Acoustics and Vibration Animations by Daniel A. Russell - acs.psu.edu
Superposition of Waves - Constructive and destructive interference, standing waves, and beats.
Ocean wave (EWA U2L2)
trough
crest
wavelength
amplitude
(wave) period
frequency
speed
tsunami
medium
Sound - phet.colorado.edu - Simulates pitch, volume, reflection, and refraction of sound waves.
Fourier - phet.colorado.edu - See and hear the effects of adding different frequency waves together.