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Properties of Waves

Science Unit 3 Lesson 1

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What are types of waves? Light & sound
What is a wave? A disturbance that carries energy and travels in a repeating pattern
What is a disturbance that carries energy and travels in a repeating pattern? A Wave
What causes disturbances that cause waves? Vibrations
What do vibrations make? Waves
What is one complete wave? One back and forth motion
What is carried by vibrations/waves? Energy
Which waves can travel through empty space? Light
What do sound waves need to pass through? A medium
What is a medium? An material a sound wave must pass through
What travels faster light or sound waves? Light
What is the greatest height of a wave? Amplitude
What is amplitude? The highest part of a wave
Which amplitude makes a louder sound? A high amplitude
What is a wavelength? The distance between similar point on a wave
What is the distance between similar points on a wave? Wavelength
What is frequency? The number of wave repetitions in a certain amount of time.
What is the number of wave repetitions in a certain amount of time? Frequency
High frequency waves have a ———— pitch high
If a wave is more frequent, waves will be ———- shorter
What is the difference between amplitude and frequency? Amplitude is how high a wave travels, frequency is how many times waves travel in a certain amount of time
What is a transverse wave? Moves perpendicular to the direction of particles
What kind of waves move perpendicular to the direction of particles? Transverse
What is a crest? The top point of a wave
What is a trough? The bottom point of a wave
What is the top point of a wave called? Crest
What is the bottom point of a wave called? Trough
What is a longitudinal wave? moves in the same direction as the particles
What kind of waves move in the same direction as the particles? Longitudinal
What are waves A transfer of energy
What does transfer mean To relocate
What word means relocate? Transfer
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