How Much Energy Is in a Wave?

Put these waves in order from least energy to most energy.

Label the least: 1.

Label the middle: 2

Label the most energy: 3

Tsunamis have a short wavelength.

• True

• False

Label the parts of the wave. 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______

• 1. 1. Crest

• 1. 1. Amplitude

• 1. 1. wavelength

• 1. 1. trough

Label the parts of the wave. 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______

• 1. 2. Crest

• 1. 2. Amplitude

• 1. 2. wavelength

• 1. 2. trough

Label the parts of the wave. 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______

• 1. 3. Crest

• 1. 3. Amplitude

• 1. 3. wavelength

• 1. 3. trough

Label the parts of the wave. 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______

• 1. 4. Crest

• 1. 4. Amplitude

• 1. 4. wavelength

• 1. 4. trough

(APEPE) A bird on the ocean’s surface does not get pushed to the shore by waves because:

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

Through which medium do waves travel best?

• air

• liquid

• plasma

• solid

What happens when two waves crash into each other?

• The peak decreases.

• The amplitude increases.

• The frequency decreases.

• The wavelength increases.

Match each mechanical wave with its definition: Transverse

• The medium vibrates perpendicular to the wave's direction.

• The medium vibrates parallel to the wave's direction.

• The wave travels along the boundary between two different mediums