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Name: ________________________Date: __________________Period: ______Wave Calculations Guided NotesPrevious knowledgeWavelength is ___________________________________________________________Amplitude is ____________________________________________________________Period is________________________________________________________________Frequency is ____________________________________________________________317182513144500Example 1For the Graph to the right find: WavelengthAmplitudePeriodFrequencySpeed of wave-26670030543500Example 2For the Graph to the left find: WavelengthAmplitude PeriodFrequencySpeed of wave28860757175500Independent Practice:For the graph to the right find:WavelengthAmplitudePeriodFrequencySpeed of waveWave speed Continued: Wave _________________ depends on the _______________________In a given medium the speed of waves is __________________________In a _____________________, molecules are close together so waves travel very __________ through solidsIn a___________________, molecules are farther apart but can slide past one another so waves do _________ travel as fast as in a ____________________.In a _____________< molecules are very far apart so a molecule has to travel far before it hits another molecule – so waves travel___________________ in gasesLightAll _________________________ _____________ in empty___________ travel at the same _____________The speed of light is )________________________ (or 186,000 miles per second)The speed of light is _________________________Example 3A radio station has a frequency of 2.5 x 106 hertz, if the speed of light is 3.0 x 108 m/s what is the length of the radio wave?GivenEquationSolve ................
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