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All About Waves—Notes Outline Answers

A ( ______ ) is a disturbance that carries ( ______ ) from one place to another.
(_______ ) is NOT carried with the wave! A wave can move through matter . If it must have a
medium, it is called ( ________ ) wave. If it can travel without a medium (such as in space), it is
called ( _____________ ) wave.
Wave Types
1. ( _________ ) waves: Waves in which the medium
moves at ______ angles to the wave direction.
Parts of a transverse wave:
( ______ ) the highest point of the wave
trough: the ( ________ )point of the wave
2. ( ________ ) (longitudinal) wave: Waves in which
the medium moves ( _________ ) in the same
direction as the wave.
Parts of a compressional wave:
( ________ ) where the particles are close
together
( _________ ): where the particles are spread
apart

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( matter, mechanical , electromagnetic, wave , energy, right, lowest, transverse, back and
forth, compressional,rarefaction, compression , crest )

Wave properties
1. wavelength: The distance between one point on a wave and the ( _______ ) on the next
wave.
2. __________: How many waves go past a point in ______; measured in ( _____ ) The higher
the frequency, the more ( _________ )in the wave.
3. _______ : How far the medium (crests and troughs, or compressions and rarefactions ) from
the line ( rest position ) . The more energy a wave carries, the larger its amplitude.
4. ________: Depends on the medium the wave is traveling in. This varies in ( ____, ______
and ____ )
Equation for calculating wave speed:
wave speed = ( _______) (in m) x ( ________ ) (in Hz)
Problem: So- if a wave has a wave speed of 1000 m/s and a frequency of 500 Hz, what is its
wavelength? Answer: wavelength = ( _____ )
Changing Wave Direction
1. reflection: When waves _______ off a surface. If the surface is
_______, the angle at which the wave hits the surface will be the _____

Waves and Wave Properties Lesson—All About Waves-Notes Outline Answers

Name: _________________________________________________________ Date: _________________________

as the angle that the wave ______ the surface. In other words, the angle ____ equals the
angle ____. This is called the ________.
2. ________: Waves can _____; this happens when a wave enters a _____ and its _______ ;
the amount of bending depends on the medium it is entering

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Exact same place, medium , leaves , bend, energy,same , amplitude, reflection, frequency,
flat, more, wave speed, solid liquid, gas ,speed changes , rest position, larger, law of
refraction, one second, hertz, bounce , in, out,

Waves and Wave Properties Lesson—All About Waves-Notes Outline Answers