Directions: Use page 17 in your INB to help answer the questions below. Refer to pages
in the red science textbook as
a resource.
1. A disturbance that that moves from one location to another through a medium is known as a _____________.
2. Waves carry _____________.
3. Identify wave #1 on page 17.
4. What is an example of wave #1?
5. Identify wave #2 on page 17.
6. What is an example of wave #2?
7. If a transverse wave has a high frequency, what can you determine about the wavelength?
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3
2
Diagram 3
8. Using diagram 3, how many troughs are present?
9. Using diagram 3, if the amplitude of the wave was 3 m, what would the wave height be?
10. In diagram 3, the distance between crest #1 and #3 is 20 m. What is the wavelength?
Below are examples of waves. Answer the questions using the examples.
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C.
B.
11. Which of the waves above has the highest frequency?
12. Which of the waves above has the longest wavelength?
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Use the formulas below to answer the following questions.
Frequency = # of waves passed/ time
Speed = Wavelength x Frequency
13. A wave on Paisley Dam Lake passes by two docks. The distance in between the 2 docks is 20 feet.
a. If there is a crest at each dock and another three crests between the two docks, what is the distance of each
wavelength?
Dock
Dock
b. If 32 waves pass one dock every 16.0 seconds, determine the frequency of the wave.
c. What is the speed of the wave?
Diagram 4
14. Label the compression points on the wave in diagram 4.
15. Label the rarefaction points on the wave in diagram 4.
16. How many full wavelengths are present in diagram 4?
Sound waves have 2 characteristics: pitch and volume. Pitch is demonstrated by high or low frequency, while volume is
demonstrated by high or low amplitude.
17. Using the 2 boxes below, illustrate a sound wave with high and low pitch.
High Pitch Wave
Low Pitch Wave
18. Using the 2 boxes below, illustrate a sound wave with high and low volume.
High Volume Wave
Low Volume Wave
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