waves

waves

waves are in everything we do from just walking, to talking to running to walking as we know already

what is a wave ?

a wave transfers energy from one medium to another without any loss in energy 

characteristics of waves 

In physics, waves are a fundamental concept that describe the transfer of energy through space and time. Waves exhibit several key characteristics, which help us understand and analyze their behavior. Here are the main characteristics of waves in physics:

Amplitude

Amplitude is the maximum displacement of points on a wave, which you can think of as the degree or intensity of change. This maximum displacement is measured from the equilibrium position.

wavelength

Wavelength is the distance between identical points (adjacent crests) in the adjacent cycles of a waveform signal propagated in space or along a wire. In wireless systems, this length is usually specified in meters (m), centimeters (cm) or millimeters (mm).

wavelength is mathematically defined as: 

A long range early warning radar system used for air defense operates at a frequency of 126 MHz (126,000,000 Hz). What is the wavelength of the electrical oscillations in the radar system?

1. 0.0238 micrometers
2. 2380 kilometers
3. 2.38 meters
4. 2.38 centimeters

What is wavelength?

light

as we know light is energy and we also know for light to be a thing there must be a source for that light and that source must reach an  interference or an end point and light can either converge of diverge

select the odd one

1. interference
2. propagation
3. deflection
4. none of the above

properties of light 

in order to differentiate anything you must first know the characteristics of those things and light has characteristics unique to itself like ;

properties of light

PRT

polarity

reflection

transversing

is light a particle or a wave

1. particle
2. none of the above
3. its a photon
4. wave

sound waves 

A sound wave is the pattern of disturbance caused by the energy travelling away from the source of the sound. Sound waves are longitudinal waves

characteristics of a sound wave

now a sound wave is different from a light wave but then again not all sounds sound the same

as hitting a drumset and playing a keyboard produce totally different sounds because each sound has different values of ther characteristics

frequency

The number of rarefactions and compressions that occur per unit time is known as the frequency of a sound wave. The formula of the frequency of a wave is given as: