Information in Waves

 

Part I:   Fill in the following chart.

(a)  In the first column, list the four ways of encoding information.

(b)  In the second column, specify a man-made way in which each type of encoding is used in telecommunications.

(c)   In the third column, specify a natural source of each type of information.

 

(a)

Where is information encoded in the wave?

(b)

Use in Telecommunication

(c)

Natural

Source

1.

 

 

2.

 

 

3.

 

 

4.

 

 

 

Part II:   For each phenomenon / invention, which of the following comes into play? 

A.     Amplitude

B.      Polarization

C.      Phase

D.     Frequency

 

1.

____

FM radio

6.

____

Two orientations

2.

____

Glare from the surface of a lake

7.

____

Doppler shift

3.

____

AM radio

8.

____

Energy gap

4.

____

The brightness of a light bulb

9.

____

Interference

5.

____

The color of a shirt

10.

____

Timing