Understand how to identify amplitude and frequency of waves and features of transverse and longitudinal waves with this guide for KS3 physics students aged 11-14 from BBC Bitesize.

What’s in a wave. When energy moves through a substance such as water or air, it makes a wave. There are two kinds of waves: longitudinal ones and transverse ones.

Mechanical and electromagnetic waves, transverse and longitudinal waves, pulses and continuous waves are compared. Frequency, wavelength, period, and amplitude of waves are studied. Aired 02/11 ...