Wave if you've Got energy

Worksheet by Calypso Harmon
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Subjects
Science
Grades
8
Language
ENG
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Wave If You've Got Energy Re-watch the video if you need to. What is the definition of a wave given in the video? Give three examples of waves from the video. Waves spread _ from the source up down outward inward Resonance Experiment! (Full Version - With Tones) Turn down your volume, especially if you are using headphones!! Watch the video and answer the questions below. How does this video show that sound waves carry energy? Why do you think that sometimes the sand jumps and other times the sand is still? fill in the blank The energy in a wave gets less intense the further from the source it travels. Have your ears ever been hurt by sound? That is because sound carries energy. Describe a situation where your ears have been hurt by the energy in sound. What makes some sounds painful while many other sounds are not? Have you ever been knocked over by an ocean wave? That is because waves carry energy. Describe a situation where you felt the power of the ocean waves. What makes some ocean waves more dangerous than other ocean waves? Have you ever felt an earthquake? The earth and buildings start moving because earthquake waves carry energy. What is the main difference between an earthquake that people barely notice and the an earthquake that is really dangerous? Look back on your last three answers and see if you can find a pattern that is true for all kinds of waves. What do you think carries more energy, big waves or small waves?

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