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OUTPUT:

Compare and contrast transverse and compressional waves. Include Waves & Wave Properties
a diagram of each type of wave.

Standard:________________________________________________
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Name:________________

Date:___________________________

Period:
Rarefaction:_____________________________________________
A wave is ________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ Label the compressions and rarefactions
What does a wave do to matter?
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What do you call the matter that a wave moves
through?_________________________________________________
What type of waves do not need a medium to be
able to move?___________________________________________ Wavelength:_____________________________________________
What type of waves need a medium in order to ___________________________________________________________
move?___________________________________________________ Frequency:______________________________________________
How does matter move in a TRANSVERSE wave? ___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ Amplitude:______________________________________________
Parts of a transverse wave: ___________________________________________________________
Crest:____________________________________________________ What is the relationship between the amount of
Trough:_________________________________________________ energy a wave carries and its amplitude?
Label the crest and trough
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Wave Speed:____________________________________________
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How does matter move in a COMPRESSIONAL wave? Reflection:_______________________________________________
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Parts of a compressional wave: Refraction:______________________________________________
Compression:___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
Diffraction:______________________________________________
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