Name: ____________________________________ Date: ______________
Unit 1: Waves – Study Guide
1. A wave is a repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter or space.
2. Matter is any substance that has mass or _______________________________.
3. There are two types of waves. One type is ___________ and the other type is ___________.
4. A wave happens when a _________ produces a _______________.
5. Draw a picture of each wave type:
Transverse Wave:
Compressional/longitudinal wave:
Label the following wave parts:
A. Amplitude
B. Compression
C. Trough
D. Crest
E. Rarefaction
F. Wavelength
6. __________________ refers to the number of wavelengths in a wave per second. _______ frequency is a fast
waver and _______ frequency is a slower wave.
7. Two examples of matter are _______ and ________. Two non-examples of matter are _________ and
________.
8. A medium is _________________________________________________.
Example: The medium for a seismic (earthquake) wave is _______________.
9. An ________________ wave does not require a medium, but a ____________ wave does.
Sound travels as a _____________ wave.
Sound travels from the source to the ear
through the ______, which is its medium.
Changing the _____________ of a sound wave will
change its pitch.
Changing the ______________ of a sound wave
will change its volume (loudness).
Light travels as a ______________ wave.
We cannot see all light waves. The ones we
can see are within the ___________ spectrum.
Changing the ____________ of a light wave will
change its color.
Changing the ____________ of a light wave will
change its brightness.
10. Refraction is the ____________ of a wave as it passes from
onedoes
____________
to another.
Light
not require
a medium, so it is a
Sound requires a medium, so it is a __________
________ wave.
wave.
11. The
sun sends out lots of different types of waves. All of these waves together make up the
_________________ spectrum. Our eyes can only see certain wavelengths. The electromagnetic waves that our
eyes can see are called the __________ spectrum.
Sound requires a medium, so it is a __________
12. The colors of the visible spectrum (in order) are:
wave.
_______________________________________________________________________________.
13. White objects ______________ all colors of the rainbow.
14. Black objects ______________ all colors of the rainbow.
15. A lemon ___________ the color ___________, while it _____________ all of the other colors.
16. A prism breaks ______ light into the various colors of the visible spectrum by ____________ the light.