
Waves Lesson 1 Relearning Task
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Dane Warming
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Waves Lesson 1 Relearning Task
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Wave
a disturbance that transfers ENERGY without transferring matter.
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There are two types of waves:
1.) Mechanical waves: require a medium (matter) to travel.
2.) Electromagnetic (EM) waves: do NOT require a medium to travel.
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Multiple Choice
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Mechanical Waves
a. ) Transverse: particles move perpendicular (+) to the direction the wave travels.
Ex: ocean waves
b.) Longitudinal (compressional): particles move parallel (=) to the direction the wave travels.
Ex: sound waves
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Multiple Choice
What do we call a wave where the particles move back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave travels?
transverse
longitudinal
sound
p-wave
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Multiple Choice
What type of wave moves by pushing together and spreading apart in a parallel direction to the way the wave travels?
longitudinal
transverse
ocean
radio
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Multiple Choice
What type of wave is this?
Transverse
Longitudinal
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Characteristics of Waves
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Characteristics
Transverse waves:
Crest: highest point of a wave
Trough: lowest point of a wave
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Longitudinal waves
Compression: region where particles are closest together
Rarefaction: region where particles are farthest apart
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Multiple Choice
How would you describe the movement of a longitudinal wave?
Up and down
Back and forth
In zigzags
Linear
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Multiple Choice
Sound is an example of which type of wave?
Transverse
Longitudinal
Both
Neither
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