WAVES

WHAT ARE WAVES?

THEY ARE WAVES!!!

​SOUND WAVE

​SEISMIC

WAVE

​OCEAN WAVE

​What do these pictures have in common?

​IMPORTANT VOCABULARY

​WAVE

A disturbance in a medium that transfers energy from place to place

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​MEDIUM

A substance (solid, liquid, or gas) that through which something can travel

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE

A wave is a repeating pattern of motion caused by a disturbance

• TRUE

• FALSE

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A ____ is a repeating pattern of motion caused by a disturbance.

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A wave is a repeating _______ of motion caused by a disturbance.

Multiple Choice

A wave can travel through space and ______ transferring energy from one place to another.

• Matter

• Air

• Time

• Ears

Multiple Choice

Waves transfer _____ , not matter.

• time

• water

• energy

• space

Multiple Choice

_____ waves travel through matter and vibrate our eardrums so we can hear.

• Ocean

• Seismic

• Energy

• Sound

Multiple Choice

A light wave is a form of moving energy which is made up of _______.

• Light

• Photons

• Air

• Sound

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a type of waves?

• Radio Waves

• Sound Waves

• Light Waves

• Kinetic Waves

Multiple Choice

What's the difference between SOUND waves and LIGHT waves?

• Sound waves travel as photons

• Light waves make our eardrums vibrate

• Sound waves are electromagnetic waves

• Light waves are electromagnetic waves that travel as photons

Multiple Choice

Do waves transfer ENERGY or MATTER?

• Energy

• Matter