1. Lesson 1 – Waves Science Boot Camp
Be ready to get that blood pumping while you review waves that transfer energy!

2. What causes a wave?
disturbance

3. In a ______________ wave, energy travels in the same direction as the disturbance.
longitudinal

4. ______________ waves travel up and down.
transverse

5. Matter that a wave moves through is called a __________.
medium

6. transverse

7. This is the result of a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.
wave

8. A wave made by a moving rope is an example of a __________ wave.
transverse

9. Sound waves are an example of ____________ waves.
longitudinal

10. This type of wave has compressions and rarefactions.
longitudinal

11. What type of waves are transferred through matter?
mechanical

12. Water waves are an example of a _____________ wave.
transverse

13. A ______________ wave travels perpendicular to the disturbance.
transverse

14. longitudinal

15. Water, the ground, and rope are all examples of a __________.
medium

16. What type of waves are transferred through a field?
electromagnetic

17. ________________ waves travel forward and backward.
longitudinal

18. _____________ waves travel side to side.
transverse

19. Sunlight is an example of a(n) ________________ wave.
electromagnetic

20. This type of wave has crests and troughs.
transverse

21. Sound waves, water waves, and waves made by a rope are ALL examples of __________ waves.
mechanical