Articles related to "Transverse Wave"



Representing Sound as Pressure Waves
Sounds are pressure waves reaching our hearing apparatus by the movement of surrounding air molecules. Studying waves helps us to understand basic transport mechanisms.
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Waves
Waves are ubiquitous in the study of physics, and we are intuitively familiar with them from a very early age, but what are they really?
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Newton's Theory of Colour
Shine white light through a glass prism and the emerging rays of light will spread out in a rainbow of colours.
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A Little Wave Action
There's more to a wave than meets the shore. Find out what makes them travel and how they are measured.
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Earthquakes
We have all probably seen the results from earthquakes, and many of us have experienced an earthquake as it occurred. But how do geologists know where and earthquake was centered and how strong it was? This article will look at earthquakes in detail.
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