Properties of Waves

Which best describes a wave?

• disturbance that carries energy

• disturbance that carries a hippopotamus

• disturbance that carries an elephant

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What are two parts of a transverse wave?

• PB and jelly

• Macaroni and cheese

• Crest and trough

What are two parts of a longitudinal wave?

• contract and reflect

• compression and refraction

• coconut and racoon

What is amplitude?

• total distance the wave moves from its resting position

• total distance the wave moves when it's on the dance floor

• total distance the wave moves when it's doing homework

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What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength

• The lower the frequency, the longer the wavelength

• The lower the frequency, the funnier the wavelength

• The lower the frequency, the more slimey the wavelength

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What is the relationship between frequency and the amount of energy in a wave?

• Waves with higher frequency are CRAZY CATS

• Waves with higher frequency are super lazy (like a grumpy turtle)

• Waves with higher frequency have more energy!

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Which unit is used to measure frequency?

• Happy

• Hertz

• Hotdog

What is wavelength?

• distance between a point on a wave and the exact same point on the next wave (like crest to crest)

• distance from Mrs. O'Connor's house in Australia to her house in Fresno

• Wavelength??? I don't know!!! Argh help meeeeee!!

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How do waves travel?

• By plane

• By car

• outward from a source

• inward from a source

Light waves are different to sound waves because....

• light waves like dogs as pets and sound waves like cats as pets

• light waves do NOT need a medium, and sound waves DO need a medium

• light waves like chocolate ice-cream and sound waves prefer strawberry ice-cream