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WorksheetsWaves - Physics Y8
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 30mins
Criteria A: Explain with your owns words what is a wave
Write the parts of the wave.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Which wave has a higher amplitude
The wave on top
The wave on bottom
They both have the same amplitude
Anyone
Electromagnetic waves are different from mechanical waves because:
Electromagnetic waves does not requieres a medium to travel
Electromagnetic waves only travel through a medium
Electromagnetic waves travel slower than mechanical waves
Eectromagnetic waves are not emitted from the Sun
Longitudinal waves are...
Move up and down and perpendicular
Move back and forth and parallel
Use both transfering the energy
Frequency of a wave is measured in units called
Joules (J)
Newtons (N)
Hertz (Hz)
Seconds
Write 3 differences between Transversal waves and Longitudinal waves.
Criteria D: Write about how do you think waves can help us to communicate with each others in this moments with the Covid - 19.
What is the difference between Period and frequency? Explain it with an example.
