1.      Name at least 3 types of waves:

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.      Waves transfer ___________ from one place to another (with / without) moving matter.

 

 

3.      In general, a wave is a _____________ traveling through medium.

 

 

4.      When the sand moved under the pendulum it drew a _______ wave.

 

 

5.      How does amplitude relate to the distance from the crest of the wave to the trough?

 

 

 

 

6.      Wavelength is the distance between ________________ on the wave.

 

 

7.      When does a standing wave form on a string (phone cord)?

 

 

 

 

8.      Before the wave breaks, is water moving toward the beach?  How could you tell?  (what happened when the two people were just sitting on the surf boards)

 

 

 

 

9.      True/False:  Sound creates wind.

 

 

10.  In a transverse wave, the wave motion is (at right angle / parallel ) to the motion of wave speed.  Examples of transverse waves are:

 

 

11.  In a longitudinal wave, the “crest of the wave is the (compressed / stretched) area and the trough of the wave is the (rarefaction / compression).