Waves Review Lesson

How can you measure the wavelength of a longitudinal wave?

• Rest position to crest

• Crest to crest

• Compression to compression

• Number of waves per second

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Frequency is

• Amount of time it takes for one wavelength

• How many wavelengths that pass in one second

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Which picture has a higher frequency?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Label the parts of a wave

b

c

d

a

wavelength

trough

amplitude

crest

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Which wave is pictured? (a)  

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Both

• Neither

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Match these wave parts

c

b

a

trough

Wavelength

crest

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Label the parts of a wave

c

b

d

a

Trough

Crest

Amplitude

Wavelength

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Click on the point that shows the trough of a wave.

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Be able to label the following picture with the words found in the WORD BANK:

a

b

c

d

e

f

amplitude

node

Crest

wavelength

trough

Wave

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What type of wave is this? (a)  

• mechanical

• electromagnetic

• microwave

• infrared light wave

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