Wave Introduction: Continuous and Pulsed Disturbances

What types of disturbances produce waves?

There are a wide variety of wave-like disturbances that can be produced in many different ways. However, these disturbances can be divided into two different categories according to how they vary in time.

How do pulses and continuous waves differ?

Through your observations of the above waves, can you find some similarities and differences? Try to answer the following questions discover some concepts that are important about these waves?