WS9.1 Describing Wave Motion

A wave is a _______, that travels through a ________.

What are examples of waves?

• sound

• light

• water waves

• waves on a rope

• waves in a spring

The repeated hand motion at the left end of the rope produces a wave that moves in a direction ____ to the particles in the rope.

The repeated hand motion at the left end of the rope produces a wave that moves to the

• left

• right

• top

• bottom

In the wav produced, the rope is also known as the ____.

The repeated hand motion at the left end of the rope produces a wave that moves in a direction ____ to the particles in the rope.

In the wave generated, A and B _____ up and down and _____ along the rope.

• moves,

  moves

• moves,

  do not move

• do not move,

  moves

• do not move,

  do not move

A wave is a disturbance that _____.

• transfers energy and matter

• transfers energy but not matter

• does not transfer energy but transfers matter

• does not transfer energy nor matter

The imaginary line that joins all adjacent points on the wave that are moving in step is called a _____.

The repetitive motion of points on a wave is known as a ______.