Properties, Characteristics of Waves - Light & Sound

What type of wave is shown in the picture?

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What type of wave is shown in the picture?

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Which type of wave requires a medium in order to travel through?

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Label the following parts of the TRANSVERSE WAVE shown. Note: there are more labels than you need…some will not be used!

Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_iIGu2uSyQ

a

b

c

d

h

Trough

Crest

Wavelength

Resting Position

Rarefaction

Frequency

Compression

Amplitude

Label the following parts of the COMPRESSION/LONGITUDINAL WAVE shown. Note: there are more labels than you need…some will not be used!

Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfU8WYuixxU

a

b

c

Compression

Rest Position

Rarefaction

Trough

Amplitude

Frequency

Crest

Wavelength

The transverse wave with the lowest amplitude:

VIDEO ON WAVELENGTH AND AMPLITUDE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NJHHA9bp5Y

VIDEO ON FREQUENCY (and other parts of waves): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVsdXKO9xlk

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The transverse wave with the longest wavelength:

VIDEO ON WAVELENGTH AND AMPLITUDE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NJHHA9bp5Y

VIDEO ON FREQUENCY (and other parts of waves): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVsdXKO9xlk

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The transverse wave with the highest frequency:

VIDEO ON WAVELENGTH AND AMPLITUDE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NJHHA9bp5Y

VIDEO ON FREQUENCY (and other parts of waves): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVsdXKO9xlk

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What a sound wave (a compression wave) would look like:

VIDEO ON WAVELENGTH AND AMPLITUDE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NJHHA9bp5Y

VIDEO ON FREQUENCY (and other parts of waves): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVsdXKO9xlk

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Identify the different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

long

low

Microwaves

Radio Waves

Infrared

high

Gamma Rays

short

Visible Light

X-Rays