Parts of a Wave
Parts of a Wave 2
Electromagnetic vs. Mechanical
Frequency
Vocabulary
100
Identify Point A on the wave:
What is the crest?
100
The type of wave illustrated below:
What is a longitudinal wave?
100
Waves that require a medium to travel.
What are mechanical waves.
100
Identify the waves with the greater frequency:
What is a?
100
The portion of the Electromagnetic spectrum that can be seen by the human eye.
What is Visible light
200
Identify Point D on the Wave:
What is the trough?
200
Identify A on the wave below:
What is compression?
200
Waves that can travel through a vacuum.
What are electromagnetic waves.
200
Identify the waves with the greater amplitude below:
What is b?
200
A type of electromagnetic radiation with the lowest frequency in the EM spectrum.
What are Radio Waves
300
Identify the measurement of B and E?
What is wavelength?
300
Identify B below on the wave:
What is rarefaction?
300
A wave is a transfer of _________.
What is energy?
300
Part of a mechanical wave where the particles are farthest apart
What is rarefaction ?
300
A type of EM radiation with the highest energy and shortest wavelength.
What is a Gamma Wave
400
Identify the measurement of C and F:
What is amplitude?
400
Identify measurement C on the wave below:
What is wavelength?
400
Identify the only electromagnetic waves below:
Seismic waves, microwaves, water waves
What are microwaves?
400
A form of a wave that can travel through space or a medium
What is an Electromagnetic Wave?
400
A type of EM radiation similar to visible light. Used in medical field
What are X Rays/Waves
500
Identify the type of wave pictured below:
What is a transverse wave?
500
A wave that moves matter parallel to energy.
What is longitudinal?
500
Identify the only mechanical wave below:
Radio Waves, X-Rays or Sound Waves
What are sound waves?
500
Frequency of waves is measured in units called _______.
What is Hertz?
500
A type of electromagnetic radiation with shorter wavelengths approximately 10 to 400 nanometers.
What are UV Waves?