R&R: What Are Wave?

Match the vocabulary terms! Wave a disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place Energy ability to do work Medium material through which a wave travels through Mechanical waves waves that require a medium to travel through Fill in the blanks to correctly complete this statement. Energy is needed to make a wave. Mechanical waves form when a source of energy causes a medium to vibrate. A vibration is a repeated back and forth or up and down motion. For example, moving objects have energy which be transferred to a medium to produce waves Label the picture with the appropriate parts of the wave Compression Rarefaction Label This Picture Label the picture with the appropriate parts of the wave Crest Trough Describe the wave Review the picture above with the hand and rope. Fill in each box in regards to that picture What medium is the wave traveling through? rope What is the source of energy causing the wave? hand What type of mechanical wave is this? transverse Sorting Sort the characteristics into the correct type of wave Transverse Wave Contains a crest and trough Electromagnetic Wave Particles move perpendicular to wave motion Can be a mechanical looks like hills or curves Longitudinal Wave Particles move parallel to wave motion Contains a compression and rarefaction Sound wave is always a mechanical wave Can look like a slinky or dense areas and less dense areas.