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Waves Trivia!

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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Waves Trivia!

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  1. Waves Trivia!

  2. 1. What is a wave? • Fill in the blanks: • A wave is a _________________ that transfers ______________ from one place to another.

  3. 1. What is a wave? • Fill in the blanks: • A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.

  4. 2. Types of waves • Waves that travel through matter are called ____________ waves. BONUS! • Waves that can travel through empty space are called ______________waves.

  5. 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.

  6. 3. Types of waves- transverse • Fill in the following information about transverse waves: • Describe how the disturbance moves: • Describe how the wave moves:

  7. 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

  8. 4. Transverse Waves • Name 2 examples of transverse waves:

  9. 4. Transverse Waves • Name 2 examples of transverse waves: • Rope wave • Water/ocean wave • “The Wave”/stadium wave • Seismic/earthquake wave

  10. 5. Types of Waves • A wave that moves in the same direction as the disturbance is called a ___________________ wave.

  11. 5. Types of Waves • A wave that moves in the same direction as the disturbance is called a longitudinal wave.

  12. 6. Longitudinal Waves • Name 2 examples of longitudinal waves

  13. 6. Longitudinal Waves • Name 2 examples of longitudinal waves • Sound wave • Slinky wave

  14. 7. Transverse or longitudinal?

  15. 7. Transverse or longitudinal? Transverse

  16. 8. Transverse or longitudinal?

  17. 8. Transverse or longitudinal? Longitudinal

  18. 9. Mechanical waves • What is the substance that a wave moves through called?

  19. 9. Mechanical waves • What is the substance that a wave moves through called? A medium

  20. 10. Mechanical Waves • List the mediums for the following waves: • Ocean wave • Rope wave • Earthquake • Sound wave

  21. 10. Mechanical Waves • List the mediums for the following waves: • Ocean wave- water • Rope wave- rope • Earthquake- ground • Sound wave- air

  22. 11. Parts of a wave a.________ b.________

  23. 11. Parts of a wave a. crest b. trough

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  30. How waves behave? • The bouncing back of a wave after it strikes a barrier is called ___________.

  31. How waves behave? • The bouncing back of a wave after it strikes a barrier is called reflection.

  32. How do waves behave? • Happens when a wave enters a new medium at an angle and bends

  33. How do waves behave? • Happens when a wave enters a new medium at an angle and bends Refraction

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