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Waves Trivia!. 1. What is a wave?. Fill in the blanks: A wave is a _________________ that transfers ______________ from one place to another. 1. What is a wave?. Fill in the blanks: A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another. 2. Types of waves.
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1. What is a wave? • Fill in the blanks: • A wave is a _________________ that transfers ______________ from one place to another.
1. What is a wave? • Fill in the blanks: • A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.
2. Types of waves • Waves that travel through matter are called ____________ waves. BONUS! • Waves that can travel through empty space are called ______________waves.
2. Types of waves • Waves that travel through matter are called mechanical waves. BONUS! • Waves that can travel through empty space are called electromagnetic waves.
3. Types of waves- transverse • Fill in the following information about transverse waves: • Describe how the disturbance moves: • Describe how the wave moves:
3. Types of waves- transverse • Fill in the following information about transverse waves: • Describe how the disturbance moves: vertical or up & down • Describe how the wave moves: horizontal, forward, at a right angle or perpendicular to the disturbance
4. Transverse Waves • Name 2 examples of transverse waves:
4. Transverse Waves • Name 2 examples of transverse waves: • Rope wave • Water/ocean wave • “The Wave”/stadium wave • Seismic/earthquake wave
5. Types of Waves • A wave that moves in the same direction as the disturbance is called a ___________________ wave.
5. Types of Waves • A wave that moves in the same direction as the disturbance is called a longitudinal wave.
6. Longitudinal Waves • Name 2 examples of longitudinal waves
6. Longitudinal Waves • Name 2 examples of longitudinal waves • Sound wave • Slinky wave
7. Transverse or longitudinal? Transverse
8. Transverse or longitudinal? Longitudinal
9. Mechanical waves • What is the substance that a wave moves through called?
9. Mechanical waves • What is the substance that a wave moves through called? A medium
10. Mechanical Waves • List the mediums for the following waves: • Ocean wave • Rope wave • Earthquake • Sound wave
10. Mechanical Waves • List the mediums for the following waves: • Ocean wave- water • Rope wave- rope • Earthquake- ground • Sound wave- air
11. Parts of a wave a.________ b.________
11. Parts of a wave a. crest b. trough
How waves behave? • The bouncing back of a wave after it strikes a barrier is called ___________.
How waves behave? • The bouncing back of a wave after it strikes a barrier is called reflection.
How do waves behave? • Happens when a wave enters a new medium at an angle and bends
How do waves behave? • Happens when a wave enters a new medium at an angle and bends Refraction