Unit Review #1 (Waves and Energy) 2025/2026

Match the letter with the correct label

• amplitude

• B

• trough

• D

• crest

• E

• wavelength

• C

• rest position

• A

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Match the frequencies and wavelengths below:

• High Frequency

• Wavelength for A

• Short Wavelength

• Frequency for B

• Long Wavelength

• Frequency for A

• Low Frequency

• Wavelength for B

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Sort the letters from highest energy (first) to lowest energy (last)

High Energy ---> Low Energy

• B

• C

• A

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Label the following wave types:

a

b

Transverse Wave

Longitudinal Wave

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Label the parts of the wave provided:

c

d

Trough

Compression

Rarefaction

Crest

How do these waves compare?

• wave 2 has a higher frequency than wave 4

• all have the same frequency

• all have the same wavelength

• wave 3 has a longer wavelength than wave 4

Transverse waves carry energy ​ (a)   to the direction the medium is moving. 

A longitudinal wave carries energy ​ (b)   to the direction the medium is moving. 

• perpendicular
• parallel

Match the types of waves to their definitions:

• Electromagnetic

• A wave (such as a sound wave) that vibrates the particles of the medium parallel to the direction of the medium movement (back and forth)

• Longitudinal

• A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

• Wave

• Waves can travel through empty space

• Mechanical

• Energy that moves the medium at right angles to the direction the waves are traveling

• Transverse

• A wave that only travels through a medium

Which color has the most energy?

Groups:

(a) Red

,

(b) Violet

• next to infrared

• most energy

• least energy

• highest frequency

• next to ultraviolet

• longest wavelength

• shortest wavelength

• lowest frequency

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How are these waves different?

• The top wave has more energy because it has a higher amplitude.

• The top wave has more energy because it has a higher frequency.

• The bottom wave has more energy because it has a higher amplitude.

• The bottom wave has more energy because it has a higher frequency.

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