Ch. 22 Waves Study Guide
wave
longitudinal Wave
frequency
trough
reflection
Interference
medium
amplitude
wave Speed
compression
refraction
transverse Wave
wavelength
crest
rarefaction
diffraction
1. Be able to apply your knowledge of Ch. 22 Vocabulary
2. Draw and label the parts of a wave (crest, trough, amplitude, wavelength, compression,
rarefaction, height, etc.) Draw both a transverse and Longitudinal wave.
3. What are two similarities and two differences between longitudinal waves and
transverse waves?
4. How do waves transfer energy without transferring matter?
5. What type of waves require a medium?
6. What type of waves do not require a medium?
7. What is a medium?
8. What are the four wave properties?
9. How do frequency and wavelength influence wave speed?
10. What is the difference between wavelength and amplitude.
11. As wavelength increases, the frequency ______________.
12. Waves transfer _______________.
13. What are examples of surface waves, electromagnetic waves, and mechanical waves?
14. What do longitudinal waves and transverse waves look like?
15. Be able to identify the amount of energy produced by a wave picture.
16. What causes sound in a musical instrument?
17. What are reflected sound waves called ________.
18. Why can sound waves not travel through space?
19. What causes higher or lower energy in a wave?