Vibrations & Waves

Learning Targets

• Recognize examples of simple harmonic motion.

• Distinguish between the frequency and period of a wave.

• Recognize that waves carry energy from place to place without displacing matter.

• Describe the measurable properties of waves (velocity, frequency, wavelength, amplitude and period) and explain the relationship among them.

• Distinguish between transverse waves and longitudinal waves.

• Describe how a standing wave occurs.

• Describe the properties of standing waves and a harmonic series.

• Distinguish the differences between the Doppler effect, a wave barrier and a shock wave. 

Printable Learning Targets

Textbook Pages: 225 - 249

Reading Essentials Pages: 141 - 155