Name: ____________________________________________________ 11.

The angle of _____________________ is ________________ the angle of

Wave Study Guide ____________________.
1. ________________ is a wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to 12. ___________________ is illustrated in the
the direction the wave travels. picture to the left. Definition:
2. ________________ is disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place
to another.
3. ________________ is the number of complete cycles in a given time.
4. ________________ is the material through which a wave travels.
5. ________________ is the maximum displacement of a medium from its rest 13. Diffraction (below) is defined as
position.
6. ________________ is a transverse wave consisting of changing electric fields
and changing magnetic fields. 14. Complete the following diagram
7. ________________ is wave that causes the medium to vibrate at a right angle
to the direction in which the waves travels.
8. Label the following wave:

15. Label the following diagrams:

9. Label the following diagram:

16. Identify the units of the following:

Variable Symbol Unit (name) Unit (symbol)
Period
Frequency
10. ___________________ is illustrated in Wavelength
the picture to the left. Definition: Wave speed
17. Label this diagram by writing the correct term from the word bank on each line. 22. One end of a rope is vibrated to produce a wave with a wavelength of 0.5
(gamma, increasing energy, increasing frequency, X-rays, increasing meters. The frequency of the wave is 2.0 hertz. What is the speed of the wave?
wavelength, infrared light, microwave radio, ultraviolet)

23. A wave on a rope has a wavelength of 1.5 meters and a frequency of 3.0 hertz.
What is the speed and period of the wave?

24. What is the wavelength of an earthquake wave if it has a speed of 4000 m/s
and a frequency of 8 Hz?

25. What is the frequency of a pendulum that is moving at 30 m/s with a

wavelength of 0.35 m?

26. What is the frequency of an EM wave with a wavelength of 7.43 x 10-5 m?

18. Which color of light has the least amount of energy? _____________________
19. Which color of light has the highest frequency? __________________________
20. Which type of electromagnetic wave has the most amount of energy?
__________________________ 27. What is the wavelength and period of a sound wave with a frequency of 50 Hz?
21. Complete the following chart comparing light and sound (Speed of sound is 342 m/s)
Sound Light
Mechanical or
electromagnetic
Transverse or
28. What is the wavelength of a 4.34 x 1015 Hz electromagnetic wave?
longitudinal
Speed (m/s)

Can travel through

space/vacuum? 29. Determine the frequency of a microwave 6.0 cm in length. (A microwave is an
How is it formed? electromagnetic wave. It travels through space at a speed of 3.0 x 10 ^8 m/s)