Wave Communications Review 2024

Match

Match the following

• Receives the information

• Sends the information

• Converting the information to a new form

Receiver

Transmitter

Encoding

• Receiver

• Transmitter

• Encoding

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Make the original data

• Encode the data

• Add data to the wave

• Receive the encoded wave

• Decode the wave to recreate the original data

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Categorize

Options (16)

Only two values: 1's and 0's

more interference (noise) and distortion

more accurately maintain their data during long distances

smooth and continuous

waves have a step-like appearance

easier to replicate and store

less susceptible to interference

can be stored for future use

can represent a wider range of values

carry more information

carries less data

more natural

degrades with distance and time

on-off pulses

cheaper because it requires less equipment

requires less bandwidth

Organize these options into the right categories

Analog

Digital

Dropdown

The drawing activity shows that ​ ​

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​ encoding is more accurate for copying over time. However the ​

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encoding looks more natural.

Open Ended

Which type of signal (analog or digital) would you use to record an endangered songbird and why?

Match

Match the wave to it's benefit

• Safest and can travel around most obstacles

• Can carry more information and travel to space

• Secure because it can't pass through solids

• Carries the most information at the fastest speed

Radio

Microwaves

Infrared

Visible Light

• Radio

• Microwaves

• Infrared

• Visible Light

Categorize

Options (11)

Broadcasting

Radios

Television

Wi-Fi

Cell Phones

GPS

Satellites

Remotes Controls

Thermal Cameras

Fiber Optics

Detects Heat

Place the communication system with the correct EMS wave.

Radio

Microwaves

Infrared

Visible Light

Dropdown

Wave that is used to screen for cancer - ​

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Wave that is used to check for broken bones - ​

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Wave that is used to decode hidden messages - ​

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