Standing wave, also called stationary wave, combination of two waves moving in opposite directions, each having the same amplitude and frequency. The phenomenon is the result of interference; that is, when waves are superimposed, their energies are either added together or canceled out.

A sine wave is a geometric waveform that oscillates (moves up, down or side-to-side) periodically, and is defined by the function y = sin x. In other words, it is an s-shaped, smooth wave that oscillates above and below zero.

8.1) Compare and Contrast the properties of the three types of progressive waves: longitudinal, transverse, and orbital waves. Transverse: Particles move back and forth at right angles to the direction of energy transmission.

Types and features of waves Waves come in two kinds, longitudinal and transverse. Transverse waves are like those on water, with the surface going up and down, and longitudinal waves are like of those of sound, consisting of alternating compressions and rarefactions in a medium.

All kinds of waves have the same fundamental properties of reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference, and all waves have a wavelength, frequency, speed and amplitude. A wave can be described by its length, height (amplitude) and frequency. All waves can be thought of as a disturbance that transfers energy.

The wave property that are distances is wavelength. The property that are measured relative to time is Frequency.

You will investigate the wave properties of light: reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference. The light source is a helium-neon laser. Why Study Light? Physics is described as the study of matter and radiation.

These particle-to-particle, mechanical vibrations of sound conductance qualify sound waves as mechanical waves. Sound energy, or energy associated with the vibrations created by a vibrating source, requires a medium to travel, which makes sound energy a mechanical wave.

For a sound wave traveling through air, the vibrations of the particles are best described as longitudinal. Longitudinal waves are waves in which the motion of the individual particles of the medium is in a direction that is parallel to the direction of energy transport.

Webster’s dictionary defines a wave as: a disturbance or variation that transfers energy progressively from point to point in a medium and that may take the form of an elastic deformation or of a variation of pressure, electric or magnetic intensity, electric potential, or temperature.

Reflection of sound waves from a surface is called an echo or a reverberation.

Answer: Transmission is the passing of a wave through an object.

Explanation: When the frequency of a wave matches the Natural frequency of the bridge the oscillation of the bridge can build up in amplitude up to the point of causing its destruction. This phenomenon is called Resonance.