Match the term with the correct definition:
Wave
Crest
Medium
Transverse Wave
Longitudinal Wave
Trough
1. The lowest point of a transverse wave
2. A repeating disturbance that transmits energy
3. The highest point of a transverse wave
4. When particles vibrate parallel to the medium
5. When particles vibrate perpendicular to the medium
6. The physical environment that a wave moves
through
16.
Name the types of waves below.
a. __________________
b. ____________________
7. Label the arrowed parts of the waves
below:
d._________________
17. Find the frequency of the waves below:
a. _________________
1 second
b. ___________________ 1 second
A
B
8. Which of the waves above ( a or b )has the greatest
amplitude? _____________
9. Which of the waves above ( a or b )has the lowest
frequency? _____________
10. Which of the previous two waves ( a or b )has the
highest energy? _____________
11. Which of the previous two waves ( a or b )has the
longest wavelength? ____________
18. The highest point on a wave is the
__________, while the lowest point is the
__________.
19. The __________ of a wave tells us the
amount of energy it carries.
20. The distance from one crest to the next
crest is the __________.
21. The __________ is a measure of the
number of waves that pass a point in a given
amount of time.
12. Waves P and Q have the same __________, but
wave P has twice the __________ of wave Q.
13. Waves Q and R have the same __________, but
wave R has twice the __________ of wave Q.
The following questions refer to the diagram at the
bottom:
22. Is this wave transverse or longitudinal? __________
23. Letter H represents a _______________ and letter I
represents a _______________.
24. Letter G represents a ______________.
A kid on a playground swing makes 6 complete to-and-fro
swings each 30 seconds.
14.
The frequency of the swinging is __________.
15.
The period of the swinging is __________.
Complete the statements in the diagrams
below:
25. The period of a 440 Hertz sound wave is
____________ per second.
26. A marine weather station reports waves
along the shore that are 8 seconds apart.
The frequency of the waves is therefore
___________ Hertz.
27. A machine gun fires 10 rounds per
second.
The speed of the bullets is 300 m/s.
What is the distance in the air between the
flying bullets? _________________
28. The bird below watches the wave crests.
If four crests pass the pole each second, what is
the speed of the wave? __________
29. What is its period? _____________
30. In what type of wave is the vibration
perpendicular to the direction of travel of the
wave? ____________________
31. What type of wave vibrates parallel to the
direction of travel? ____________________
32. What type of wave contains compressions
and rarefactions? ____________________
Match the term with the correct definition:
Medium
Transverse Wave
Longitudinal Wave
Mechanical Waves
Wave
Electromagnetic Waves
33. When particles vibrate in an up and down
motion
34. A repeating disturbance that transmits
energy
35. The physical environment that a wave
moves through
36. When particles vibrate in a back and forth
motion
37. Waves that can travel through nothing
38. Waves that need a medium to move