SECTION
WAVES TRANSFER ENERGY.
BIG IDEA Waves
CHAPTER 1
Waves
1.1 Reading Study Guide A
transfer energy and interact in predictable ways.
KEY CONCEPT Waves
transfer energy.
Vocabulary
wave a disturbance that transfers energy
medium any substance a wave moves through
mechanical wave a wave that transfers energy through matter
transverse wave a wave that travels at right angles to the direction of the
disturbance
longitudinal wave a wave that travels in the same direction as the disturbance
Review
1.
Draw an example of potential and kinetic energy.
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Potential
Kinetic
Take Notes
I.
A wave is a disturbance. (p. 9)
Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences.
2. What does a wave transfer (move from place to place)?
A. Forces and Waves (p. 10)
3.
Explain how you can start a wave in a pond.
4.
Draw a picture that shows how a wave is started in a rope.
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B. Materials and Waves (p. 11)
5.
Complete the four square for medium.
CHAPTER 1
Waves
Definition
Examples
Characteristics
MEDIUM
Nonexamples
C. Energy and Waves (p. 11)
6.
How does an ocean wave transfer energy?
II. Waves can be classified by how they move. (p. 12)
A. Transverse Waves and Longitudinal Waves (pp. 13–14)
Label each type of wave.
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