Introduction to Waves

1) Annotate slinky modelling a transverse wave in the box below (direction

of wave, oscillation direction):

Examples of transverse waves:

The oscillations of a transverse wave are __________________to the direction of

travel of the wave (at right angles to).

2) Annotate a slinky modelling a longitudinal wave in the box below: (label:

compression, rarefaction)

Examples of longitudinal waves:

The oscillations of a longitudinal wave are __________________to the direction

of travel of the wave (in the same direction as).

3) Label a wave diagram below: (Label: Amplitude, wavelength,

displacement, distance, peak, trough)
 Wave properties
(Knowledge organiser)

T____________ Waves L_____________ Waves

Oscillations: ___________ to direction Oscillations: ___________ to direction

of the wave All Waves of the wave

What do waves do?

Key properties: Key properties:

How?

Examples: Examples:
(type and thing it travels through – the medium) Properties: (type and thing it travels through – the medium)

Cannot travel through:

Cannot travel through: