Written work # 2 (Waves around You)

Write your answer on your drawing book

Consider the diagram below to question 1 below

1. The amplitude of the wave in the diagram above is given by letter _____.
2. Indicate the interval that represents a half wavelength.

a. A to E b. B to F c. A to B d. C to E

3. Mechanical waves transport energy from one place to another through_____

A. Alternately vibrating particles of the medium
B. Particles traveling with the wave
C. Vibrating particles and traveling particles
D. None of the above
4. In a transverse wave, the individual particles of the medium ________
A. move in circles C. move parallel to the direction of travel
B. move in ellipses D. move perpendicular to the direction of travel
5. The higher the frequency of a wave, _________
A. the lower its speed C. the greater its amplitude
B. the shorter its wavelength D. the longer its period
6. Waves in a lake are 5.00 m in length and pass an anchored boat 1.25 s apart. The speed of the
Waves is _____
A. 0.25 m/s B. 4.00 m/s C. 6.25 m/s D. impossible to find
7. Energy from the sun reaches the earth through
A. ultraviolet waves C. mechanical waves
B. infrared waves D. electromagnetic waves
8. How do transverse waves move?
A. The particles move up and down to the direction in which the waves travel.
B. The particles move back and forth to the direction in which the waves travel.
C. The particles move in circular paths to the direction in which the waves travel.
D. The particles move back and forth and side to side to the direction in which the waves travel.
9. How do we know that waves carry energy?
A. Waves causes disturbances C. Waves must travel in a medium
B. Waves can set other objects into motion D. Waves move back and forth
10. What happens when waves pass by?
A. The particles vibrate C. The particles move forward
B. The particles stop moving D. The particles remain stationary
11. A sound wave is a mechanical wave, not an electromagnetic wave. This means that ______.
A. Particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of energy transport.
B. A sound wave transports its energy through a vacuum.
C. Particles of the medium regularly and repeatedly oscillate about their rest position.
D. A medium is required in order for sound waves to transport energy.
12. Which of the following is not a characteristic of mechanical waves?
A. They consist of disturbances of a medium.
B. They transport energy.
C. They travel in a direction that is at right angles to the direction of the particles of the medium.
D. They are created by a vibrating source.
Use the word box below to answer the following:

Parallel transverse waves crest

Circular wavelength amplitude

Trough Electromagnetic waves period frequency

13. Waves that occur when the individual particles or segments of a medium vibrate up and down to the direction in which
the waves travel are called_________________?
14. Longitudinal waves occur when the individual particles of a medium vibrate __________ in the direction in which
the waves travel.
15. The motion of water molecules on the surface of deep water in which a wave is propagating ddadis a combination of
transverse and longitudinal displacements, with the result that molecules at the surface move in nearly ______ paths.
16. The ______________________ is the highest point of a wave.
17. The ______________________ is the lowest point of a wave.
18. The maximum displacement of a particle of a medium on either side of its normal position when the wave passes is called _
19. The number of waves that pass a particular point every one second is called ________________________________.
20. The distance between adjacent crest or troughs is called _________________________________.

Given the figure below, identify the parts of a waves.