5.1.2 Pulses
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David Bittinger
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•PULSE - a single vibratory disturbance
–Transmits ENERGY but not MASS
•AMPLITUDE - height above equilibrium and directly related to ENERGY.
•MEDIUM - a continuum of particles of the same type that stores and releases energy.
•As a pulse travels in a medium it…
oDOES NOT LOSE SPEED
oLOSES AMPLITUDE (ENERGY)
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1958 Lituya Bay, Alaska Tsunami
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Draw
Sketch the interference pattern when pulse A and B overlap
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Draw
Sketch the interference pattern when the 2 pulses overlap
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Multiple Choice
A pulse traveled the length of a stretched spring. The pulse transferred
Energy, only
Mass, only
Both energy and mass
Neither energy nor mass
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