Name: _____________________________________________ Date: ______________________ Period: ________
Waves Study Guide
Target 1: I can describe the frequency and amplitude of a
specific wavelength based on its energy.
1. Draw and label a wave. Include the trough, crest,
wavelength, and amplitude.
2. Describe and draw a picture to represent particle
movement in a transverse wave.
7. What is the amplitude of the wave below?
B
B = 32 cm
8. As wavelength increases, the frequency
______________________________.
9. As frequency increases, wavelength
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10. Which two waves have the same amplitude, but different
frequencies?
3. Describe and draw a picture to represent particle
movement in a longitudinal wave.
E: a + b
F: a + c
G: c + d
H: b + d
4. Which wave is the loudest? Explain how you know.
11. How are electromagnetic waves different from mechanical
waves?
12. A wave can make a leaf bob up and down on the water,
but it cannot move the leaf toward the shore. Explain.
5. Waves transfer _____________________________, by the
vibration of particles.
6. Circle One: Electromagnetic waves are (transverse /
longitudinal) waves.
13. A wave with a speed of 5.0 cm/s is 8.0 cm between crest
and trough and 10.0 cm between crests.
a. Identify the wavelength. _____________________
b. Identify the amplitude. ______________________
20. Choose 3 different colors around the room. Then using the
red or blue lens, explain why you only see red, blue or
black… Be sure to use the words absorb and reflect.
Target 4: I can predict how different materials can reflect
light.
14. Compare and contrast the two waves above.
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21. What is refraction?
22. Give an example of refraction.
15. Which of the waves from number 15 has more energy?
Explain.
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Target 2 : I can explain how waves behave in different
mediums.
16. Mechanical waves travel fastest through
_____________________, fast through
_____________________, and the slowest through
________________________.
23. What causes refraction?
24. Complete the drawings for the light paths (Use a
protractor to be accurate).
a)
17. The matter through which a mechanical wave travels is
known as a ____________________________________.
18. Why does sound travel at different speeds in different
mediums?
Target 3: I can demonstrate how different materials reflect,
absorb, or transmit waves through an object.
19. You see a lime sitting on the kitchen counter. Why does
the lime look green?
b)
c)
Target 5: I can explain how frequency and amplitude
determine the brightness and color of light.
25. Color is determined by frequency. Label the colors of the
waves below.
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26. Which wave is brighter?
A.
B.
27. Explain your reasoning for number 26.