Types of wave student worksheet 1 wave types in a transverse wave, the vibrations move at right angles to the direction in which that the longitudinal wave is travelling. Learners will discover what heat waves are, and how they are connected to global warming, in this twopage earth sciences worksheet. Then students complete 5 matching, 8 fill in the blank, and 9 short answer questions. At the earths surface, earthquakes usually take the form of shaking and or movement of ground. Electromagnetic waves worksheet teachers pay teachers. Only longitudinal waves can move thru fluids liquids and gases. Earthquakes initially produce p waves longitudinal waves as they form below the surface. You can find an assortment of printable reading wo. Sunshine is radiant energy, which provides the fuel and warmth that make life on earth possible. When children need extra practice using their reading skills, it helps to have worksheets available. These types of waves are found globally across the open ocean and along the coast. Practice question on spring and pendulum worksheet 02 pdf. Types of wave student worksheet 4a an earthquake is the result of a sudden movement deep within the earths crust.
Answer key included, can be used with most textbooks to correlate with material presented. Waves travel at different speeds in different media. In a transverse wave, such as a wave in a rope, the medium vibrates at right. The frequency is a measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time. Waves that move in one direction, but wave in another direction c. In the graph, a t wave is a repolarization of the ventricles chambers in the heart. First, students will complete highly engaging doodle notes about each type of figurative language. For this waves worksheet, learners read about the different types of waves and how the speed of waves is calculated. How big the difference is between the high points and the low points of the waves. Types of waves mechanical waves need matter or medium to transfer energy a medium is the substance through which a wave can travel.
Read the entire instruction worksheet for each activity and define the key terms on your lab worksheet. A metric ruler is needed for this activity to take measurements of several waves one full wave cycle wave train two or more waves amplitude measures the energy of a transverse wave is measured from the equilibrium position to the top of. Transverse waves have a motion similar to rolling water waves moving up and down as they travel. Match the energy forms to the description provided. A metric ruler is needed for this activity to take measurements of several waves one full wave cycle wave train two or more waves amplitude measures the energy of a transverse wave is measured from the equilibrium position to the top of a crest or the bottom of a trough see vertical arrow. A the focus of the earthquake is directly below the epicenter. Msps42 develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
Lecture 11 chapter 16 waves i university of virginia. Introduction and types a wave is a transfer of energy through a medium from one point to another. The student is then asked to cut out various pictures or words to show understanding of the reading selection and paste into the appropriate location. The sears building in chicago sways back and forth with a frequency of about 0. Type of mechanical wave in which the energy runs at right angles to the wave.
The rope remains as it was after the wave has traveled along it. A wave that can travel through empty space, like light waves 18. Draw the motion of a particle during one cycle for each of the different waves. Other waves called electromagnetic waves can travel either through matter or through empty space. On the northern end of oregons untamed coastline is cannon beach, a seaside. Identify the parts of a wave and draw your own diagrams of waves. If you lay a skipping rope on the ground and flick one end up and down rapidly, you will see a transverse wave moving down the length of the rope. During the presentation of lecture information on wave characteristics and properties, students take notes using a handout. Properties of waves worksheets teachers pay teachers.
There are two types of waves mechanical and electromagnetic. Students should recognize that some of these properties are the same for all waves. You will be able to accurately label parts of a wave and describe some of the properties and behaviour of waves. Sparked by the booming tech industry, a newly energized art scene and cuttingedge architecture add to san franciscos abundant charms to revisit this article, visit my profile, then view saved stories. Transverse waves cause the medium to move perpendicular to the direction of the wave. Recognizing that there are many types of waves is a key concept here. Types of waves waves usually are produced by something moving back and forth, or vibrating. Use this quiz to test your understanding of waves, including. Obtain large, shallow, rectangular pans for each group, as well as a supply of water to fill pans halfway. Transverse mechanical waves energy causes the matter in the medium to move up and down or back and forth at right angles to the direction the wave travels. Types of waves displaying top 8 worksheets found for this concept some of the worksheets for this concept are seismic waves, teachers club science formclass p hysics waves name, name date anatomy of a wave work, waves electromagnetic spectrum work, sound waves, looking at work and activity, waves and wave properties, sound energy unit grade 4.
Waves and wave properties lessonanatomy of a wave worksheet anatomy of a wave worksheet objective. Traveling waves waves propagate from one place to another. This energy can spread out from the vibrating object in different types of waves. Hsps45 communicate technical information about how some technological devices use the principles of wave behavior and wave interactions with matter to transmit and capture information and energy. Just like waves on a rope, electromagnetic waves are transverse waves. It lets you view and print pdf files on a variety of hardware and pdf means portable document format. Study guide wave properties, interactions, and sound waves. Questions include the understanding of longitudinal and transverse waves, examples of longitudinal and transverse waves, the calculation of the speed of the wave, extracting data such as amplitude, wavelength, period and frequency of a wave from displacementdisplacement graphs and displacementtime. Advertisement when most people think of waves, they think of water waves.
Wave basics wave basics include the difference between transverse waves and longitudinal waves. By completing this activity, 9th grade science students will learn how to differentiate wave type, wave parts, and wave interactions. Wave worksheet one full wave cycle wave train two or more waves amplitude measures the energy of a transverse wave a measured from the equilibrium position to the top of a crest or the bottom of a trough see vertical arrow wavelength length of a single wave. Waves and energy a wave is a disturbance energy work. These rolling waves are a combination of compressional and transverse waves. Answer the follow up questions on your lab worksheet, using what you learned from the activities.
In safari, when i click download pdf on somebodys instructable, it first looks like its going to download, but nothing really happens. The interaction of two waves that meet is called interference. Waves move in different ways and have different properties. Then they label wave parts on a worksheet diagram and draw their own waves with specified properties crest, trough. The t wave is part of the graph in electrocardiography ecg, which records the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time. Glencoe science waves, sound, and light fillmore central school. As wind blows across the surface of the ocean or a lake, the continual disturbance creates a wave crest. An earthquakes focal point within the earths crust is. Earthquakes seismic waves earthquakes are made up of both types of waves. Waves produced by earthquakes are called compressional waves. Wave lab description students explore the properties of waves duration 30 minutes answers included, waves slinky lab answer key wave properties types of waves and their properties using a slinky procedure select a lab partner and gather the lab materials on a smooth floor stretch the slinky out. Fill in the number before and the number after worksheets.
This worksheet gives a brief reading selection about the three types of earthquake waves. All frequencies of electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed in empty space. Practice questions focus on the structure of a wave and different types of waves. From source to detector sound from an instrument to ear cell phone to cell tower and vice versa em waves water waves a disturbance in the water moves outward. Electromagnetic waves can travel through empty space. Before they begin learning addition and subtraction, it is essential that students be able to recognize and print the numbers from one to 100. Follow the instructions for each activity and complete the diagrams on your lab worksheet.
Dams are built across a lake or river in a valley to trap water. The first approach classifies waves based on the direction that particles in the medium travel relative to the direction that the wave travels. If waves transfer energy, which type of mechanical wave do you think transferred the most energy. Radiant energy includes visible light, xrays, gamma rays and radio waves. Longitudinal waves are the fastest and hit first, so they are called primary waves p waves. Some of the worksheets below are waves worksheets middle school in pdf, label parts of a wave and describe some of the properties and behavior of waves, wave types, wave speed equation practice problems, understand crests, troughs, wavelength, amplitude. Geothermal power are used to convert the suns energy into electricity. The two main types of waves based on this classification scheme are transverse waves and longitudinal waves. Determine the best match between basic types of energy and the description provided.
A water wave is an example of a surface wave, which is a combination of transverse and longitudinal wave motions. Some waves, known as mechanical waves, can travel only through matter. Theyve got troughs and crests, and frequencies and interferences, but did you know earthquakes travel in waves, too. Today i will model transverse and longitudinal waves. Wave worksheet one full wave cycle wave train two or more waves amplitude measures the energy of a transverse wave a measured from the equilibrium position to the top of a crest or the bottom of a trough see vertical arrow wavelength length of a single wave cycle horizontal arrow double sided arrow.
Winddriven waves, or surface waves, are created by the friction between wind and surface water. Teaching children to read is an important skill theyll use for the rest of their lives. Longitudinal waves can be visualized with dominos standing upright with a small space between them and one domino falls into the next and. Many types of waves exist, including electromagnetic waves and mechanical waves. Type of mechanical wave in which the energy flows parallel to the wave. This worksheet will prepare students to compare and identify the characteristics and interactions of waves. Jun 15, 2006 students learn about the types of waves and how they change direction, as well as basic wave properties such as wavelength, frequency, amplitude and speed. Draw a wave read page 4 take 23 bullet point notes on important information.
The waves that happen on the surface of the land after the p wave has moved through are s transverse waves. After making sure you go back through the type of waves lecture slides we took guided. Let this lead into a discussion that there are a variety of types of waves and each of them have their own properties. The particles of the medium are moving perpendicular to the wave motion. Review and make copies of the student worksheets wind and waves, weather and wave notes optional and student reading observations and inferences, one per student.
The speed of a wave is determined by the type of wave and the nature of the medium. Types of mechanical waves include transverse, longitudinal, and surface waves. Children will read about how heat waves form, how they impact cities in particular, and how they contribute to the greenhouse effect. Add to my workbooks 31 download file pdf embed in my website or blog. Fossil fuels comes from the movement of water in the sea by the tides. What type of waves can only travel through a medium. Waves on a string and wave interference virtual labs. Properties of waves virtual lab wave on a string answer key. To browse pdf files, you need adobe acrobat reader. However, electromagnetic waves contain electric and magnetic parts that vibrate. As a wave enters a different medium, the wave s speed changes. It is the energy of the vibrating object that waves carry outward. Waves and wave properties presentation pdf teachengineering. Electromagnetic waveslight, radio waves, and x rays are examples of electromagnetic waves.
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