7th grade 3.1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
All waves begin with a source______. | energy |
a ______ is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another. | wave |
matter ______ transferred as a wave moves. | is not |
when a flag waves int the wind, the flag ripples back and forth as the energy _________. | travels |
a ______ wave travels only through matter. | mechanical |
a _______ wave can travel through empty space or through matter. | electromagnetic |
there are ________ types of wave motion. | three |
a ________ wave is a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels. | transverse |
a _______ wave is a wave that makes the particles of a medium move back and forth parallel tot the direction the wave travels. | longitudinal |
two common waves in nature are water waves and ________ waves. | seismic |
in water wave particles move in ________ indicating that these waves are a combination of transverse and longitudinal waves. | circles |
_______ waves occur during an earthquake. | seismic |
the ________ of a wave is the distance from one point, such as the crest, to the corresponding point on the next. | wave length |
the _________ of a wave is the number of wavelengths that pass a point each second. | frequency |
frequency is measured in_______ (Hz) ; the longer the wavelength, the lower the frequency. | Hertz |
wave speed depends on the type of material, or ________, a wave travels through. | medium |
the maximum distance a wave varies from its rest position is the ________ of the wave; the more a(n) mechanical wave has, the larger the wave's amplitude will be | amplitude |
when you knock on one side of the door, the sound travels ________ sound waves through the door | longitudinal |
these waves travel through the ______ that makes up the door to the air on the other side. | matter |
the particles that make up the door _______ some of the sound energy. | transfer |
some of the energy of your knock bounces, or ________, back into the room | reflects |
waves that bounce off a surface follow the law of _______. | reflection |
_______ is the change in direction as it changes speed. | refraction |
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