Wave Worksheet - Darlington Middle School



STATION #6

Complete the following:

1. What are waves? A wave is any disturbance that transmits ____________ through matter or empty space.

2. What is a medium? A medium is a substance through which a wave can travel. A medium can be a ____________, a ____________, or a _________.

3. Medium for sound is ___________________.

4. Medium for ocean waves is _____________________.

5. Medium for seismic waves is _____________________.

6. Some waves can transfer energy through empty space or a _______________ These types of waves are called ______________________________. Some examples are visible light, microwaves, radio signals, and x-rays.

7. What are the 2 types of waves: ______________________________________________

8. Mechanical waves can be _________________________ or ______________________________________ waves.

9. Electromagnetic waves can only be ___________________________ waves.

10. ____________________________ waves changes speed while _________________________ waves speed stays the same.

11. What are the 2 things the speed of the wave depends on?

STATION #7

Directions: Illustrate and label the following:

|Mechanical Transverse Wave (crest, trough, amplitude, wavelength, and rest position) |

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|Mechanical Compressional/Longitudinal Wave (compression, rarefaction, and wavelength) |

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|Electromagnetic Transverse Wave (Illustrate waves from low frequency to high frequency) |

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STATION #8

Directions: Illustrate and explain the relationship between the following:

|Frequency and Wavelength |

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|Frequency and Amplitude |

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Directions: Explain the relationship between the following:

1. Amplitude and Pitch

2. Pitch and Energy

STATION #9

Wave Worksheet 

One full wave (cycle) Wave train – two or more waves

Amplitude – measures the energy of a transverse wave

    a) measured from the equilibrium position to the top of a crest or the bottom

        of a trough (see vertical arrow)

Wavelength – length of a single wave cycle (horizontal arrow double sided arrow)

Frequency-# of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time

Speed = wavelength x frequency

The time from the beginning to the end of the wave train in each situation is 1 second.

Wave 1

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a) How many waves are there in this wave train? _____

b) Wavelength ______ cm   c) Amplitude _______ cm d) frequency ________ Hz e) speed _______ cm/s

Wave 2

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a) How many waves are there in this wave train? _____

b) Wavelength ______ cm   c) Amplitude _______ cm d) frequency ______ Hz e.) speed _____ cm/s

Wave 3

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a) How many waves are there in this wave train? _____

b) Wavelength ______ cm   c) Amplitude _______ cm d) frequency ______ Hz e.) speed _____ cm/s

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