Waves Redo Study Guide Name
Date
Period
1)Label the parts of the wave for the diagram below.
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2) What type of wave is labeled above? ______
3) Give two real world example of the type of wave above.
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B)
4) How do you measure wavelength? ______
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5) Which wave has the longest wavelength? ______
6) Explain how you know ______
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7) Which wave has the longest wavelength? ______
8) Explain how you know ______
9) Which letter of the wave diagram below represents amplitude? ______
10) Which letter of the wave diagram above represents wavelength? ______
11) How can you tell the difference between wavelength and amplitude? (Be sure to explain both terms)______
12 Look at the diagram below. Label in both diagrams where the crest is located.
13) From the diagram, describe what will happen when the waves become shorter.
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14) Which picture below best represents a longitudinal wave? A or B
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B)
15) How could you make an example or demonstrate a longitudinal wave in class?
16) How could you make an example or demonstrate a transverse wave in class?
17) Draw arrows representing how a particle will move in the transverse wave below.
18) Draw arrows representing how a particle will move in the longitudinal wave below.
19) Describe what happens to frequency whens wavelength increases?
20) Describe what happens to frequency whens wavelength decreases?
21) When a transverse wave passes through a medium, what happens to the particles of the medium? (Hint, describe how the particles move)
22) When a longitudinal wave passes through a medium, what happens to the particles of the medium? (Hint, describe how the particles move)
23) What is carried through a medium from particle to particle in any type of wave ?
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