STM 003 - Module 16-18
STM 003 - Module 16-18
OBJECTIVES:
1. Describe and explain planetary motion
using Kepler’s Law.
2. Calculate the distances and periods of
objects orbiting a planet.
FIRST LAW – THE LAW OF
ELLIPSES
It explains that planets are orbiting the sun in a path described as an ellipse.
EXAMPLES:
TRANSVERSE WAVES (WATER WAVE)
LONGITUDINAL WAVES (SOUND WAVES)
ADDITIONAL TERMS
RAREFACTION- is a point on a medium through which a longitudinal wave is traveling that has
the minimum density.
COMPRESSION- is a point on a medium through which a longitudinal wave is traveling that has
the maximum density.
QUALITIES USED IN
DESCRIBING WAVES
Amplitude (A) -the maximum displacement or distance moved by a point on a vibrating body or wave measured
from its equilibrium position. It is equal to one-half the length of the vibration path.
Wavelength (λ) 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).
Frequency (f ). The frequency is the number of waves passing a point each second. The unit of frequency is the
Hertz (Hz). 1 Hz = 1 wave per second. (1 megahertz = 1 MHz = 10 6 Hz; 1 gigahertz = 1GHz = 109 Hz)
Period (T). The period is the time (in seconds) for one wave to pass a point. We can calculate the period using this
equation .
Speed (v). It is the horizontal speed of a point on a wave as it propagates. It can be solved using or .
The velocity of a wave depends on properties of medium in which it travels. The velocity of a wave on s stretched
string, for example, depends on the tension in the string, FT, and on the string’s mass per unit length, or m/L. For
waves of small amplitude, the relationship is
.
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