NAME_______________________________________________ Study Guide 1 Waves (Sound, Light, Earthquake) 6.P.1.1 All waves transmit not matter. Nearly all waves matter. Waves are created when energy travel through a source (force) creates a vibration. Vibrations in materials set up wavelike disturbances that spread the source. away from Wave behavior can be described in terms of how and in terms of the fast the disturbance spreads, distance between successive peaks of the disturbance (the wavelength). Sound and earthquake waves are examples. These and other waves move at in different speeds different materials. Waves are are unique in their ability to travel through a moving energy. Light waves vacuum (space). Sound is a form of energy that results when produce waves that vibrating materials move through matter. in the earth that in rocks (due to their Earthquakes are vibrations release the (potential) energy stored relative positions and pressure). Earthquakes create Compare to seismic waves. sound waves (longitudinal waves) light waves (transverse waves). will cause materials to These vibrations are carried as and transfer energy Energy vibrate. “waves” (not matter). Identify the basic characteristics of a transverse wave: trough, crest (peak), amplitude, and wavelength. Identify the basic characteristics of a longitudinal (compressional) wave: amplitude, rarefaction, and compression. Transverse (Light) Wave: Longitudinal (Sound) Wave: Another example of Longitudinal(Sound) Wave:
NAME_______________________________________________ Study Guide 1 Waves (Sound, Light, Earthquake) 6.P.1.1 All waves transmit energy not matter. Nearly all waves travel through matter. Waves are created when a source (force) creates a vibration. Vibrations in materials set up wavelike disturbances that spread away from the source. Wave behavior can be described in terms of how fast the disturbance spreads, and in terms of the distance between successive peaks of the disturbance (the wavelength). Sound and earthquake waves are examples. These and other waves move at different speeds in different materials. Waves are moving energy. Light waves are unique in their ability to travel through a vacuum (space). Sound is a form of energy that results when vibrating materials produce waves that move through matter. Earthquakes are vibrations in the earth that release the (potential) energy stored in rocks (due to their relative positions and pressure). Earthquakes create seismic waves. Compare sound waves (longitudinal waves) to light waves (transverse waves). Energy will cause materials to vibrate. These vibrations are carried as “waves” and transfer energy (not matter). Identify the basic characteristics of a transverse wave: trough, crest (peak), amplitude, and wavelength. Identify the basic characteristics of a longitudinal (compressional) wave: amplitude, rarefaction, and compression. Transverse (Light) Wave: Longitudinal (Sound) Wave: Another example of Longitudinal(Sound) Wave:
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