2. Do the
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Please Pass
the Energy
Parts of
a Wave
Light On!
Did You
Hear That?
Name
that Wave!
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3. A wave is a disturbance that transfers __________ from place to place,
without carrying matter.
100 Points

4. Energy
100 Points

5. Identify the wave with the lowest frequency and lowest amplitude:
200 Points

6. Wave D
200 Points

7. This phenomenon occurs when a wave changes speed as it moves
from one medium to the next.
300 Points

8. Refraction
300 Points

9. On the diagram below, label
the following parts:
Incident Ray
Reflected Ray
Angle of incidence
Angle of reflection
Normal
400 Points

10. Incident Ray
Reflected Ray
400 Points

11. Show with your hands and explain
the difference between a transverse and
longitudinal wave, showing the following:
Compression
Rarefaction
Crest
Trough
Normal
500 Points

12. A transverse wave moves up and down or side to side.
Crest
A transverse wave
moves up and down
or side to side.
Compression
Trough
Normal
A longitudinal wave
moves back and forth.
500 Points
Rarefaction

13. This wave on the EM spectrum passes the most energy because
it has the highest frequency.
100 Points

14. Gamma Rays
100 Points

15. Order the states of matter from the poorest transmitter of sound,
to the best transmitter of sound.
200 Points

16. Gas Liquid Solid
(Poorest)
(Best)
200 Points

17. the lightning before you
Why is it that you see
the lightning before you
hear the thunder?
300 Points

18. Sound waves travel much slower than light waves!
300 Points

19. Draw the molecular arrangement for the three states of matter,
describing the shape and volume of each.
400 Points

20. Solids – definite shape and volume Liquids – indefinite shape,
definite volume
Gases – indefinite shape
400 Points

21. properties that affect *BONUS (100 extra points):
Name and describe
the three main
properties that affect
the speed of sound.
*BONUS (100 extra points):
the fourth factor.
500 Points

22. 500 Points (1) Temperature - hot materials
(2) Density - more dense materials
(3) Medium - solids
*Elasticity - (the ability of a material
to bounce back after being disturbed)
more elastic materials
500 Points

23. If a wave passes a certain point 100 times in one second,
this is the measurement of its frequency.
100 Points

24. 100 Hertz
100 Points

25. This wave property
affects how high or low
the pitch of a sound is
that you hear.
200 Points

26. Frequency
200 Points

27. Identify the three
different ways to find
the wavelength of a
transverse wave.
300 Points

28. Crest-to-Crest
Trough-to-Trough
Normal-to-Normal
300 Points

29. As a sound wave’s wavelength gets shorter, its frequency,
or pitch, does this.
400 Points

30. The frequency gets higher, so the pitch gets higher
High Frequency
400 Points

31. The intensity, or amount of energy in a wave, can be calculated
by measuring the distance
between these two points.
500 Points

32. From normal-to-crest,
or normal-to-trough.
500 Points

33. This type of reflection occurs when a light wave hits a
smooth, flat surface such as a
plane mirror, and bounces back.
100 Points

34. Regular
Reflection
100 Points

35. These electromagnetic waves are responsible for transmitting
your cell phone calls.
200 Points

36. Radio
Waves
200 Points

37. The sky looks blue because _________ light is reflected to our eyes,
while _________ light is absorbed
into the atmosphere.
300 Points

38. Blue light is reflected,
while all other colors
are absorbed!
300 Points

39. This wave property helps the Electromagnetic spectrum.
us tell the difference
between the waves of
the Electromagnetic spectrum.
400 Points

40. The wavelength
and frequency
400 Points

41. 500 Points Describe what happens to light as it hits
a transparent material,
(2) a translucent material, and
(3) an opaque material.
500 Points

42. 500 Points (1) Transparent – most light is transmitted,
some is reflected or absorbed
(2) Translucent – some light is transmitted,
the rest is reflected or absorbed
(3) Opaque – no light is transmitted,
all light is reflected or absorbed
500 Points

43. Bats and dolphins use this to
locate food and to
navigate in the dark.
100 Points

44. Echolocation
100 Points

45. This scale is used to
measure the intensity
of a sound wave.
200 Points

46. The Decibel
Scale
200 Points

47. This is the leading cause of hearing loss in youth today.
300 Points

48. Exposure to
loud sounds!
300 Points

49. instrument that is made of 6 feet of coiled tubes, and must
A student invents an
instrument that is made of
6 feet of coiled tubes, and must
be struck to produce sound.
Classify the instrument and
explain whether the pitch will
be high or low.
400 Points

50. Percussion
Low pitch – there
is more material to
vibrate
400 Points

51. Describe why a fire truck’s pitch as it moves towards
siren changes
pitch as it moves towards
and then away from you.
500 Points

52. The waves become compressed as the truck moves forward which increases
the frequency (pitch).
As the truck moves away,
the waves spread apart which
decreases the frequency (pitch).
500 Points

53. A sound wave
is an example
of this
type of wave.
100 Points

54. Longitudinal
100 Points

55. This wave has a frequency
lower than what
the human ear can hear.
200 Points

56. Infrasound
200 Points

57. Sound waves with frequencies above 20,000 Hz are called this.
300 Points

58. Ultrasound
waves
300 Points

59. This is the main difference between mechanical waves and
electromagnetic waves.
400 Points

60. a medium to travel through, while electromagnetic
Mechanical waves need
a medium to travel through,
while electromagnetic
waves do not!
400 Points

61. The molecules in this wave move parallel to the direction
in which the energy travels.
500 Points

62. Longitudinal
Waves
500 Points