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Waves can be either transverse or compressional tell which kind of these is
sound
light
radio
ocean(suface)
mircowave
ocean(deeper)
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Sound-compressional
Light-transverse
Radio-Transverse
Ocean(surface)-Transverse
Microwave-Transverse
Ocean(deeper)-Compressional
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Label the parts of the transverse wave
trough, crest, resting position, amplitude, wavelenght
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Top is crest
bottom is trough
from one wave to another is wavelength
going up and down is amplitude
the line in the middle is resting position
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Label the parts of a compressional wave
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The part that is packed together is compression
the part that is spread out is rarefraction
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Waves can also be classified as Mechanical or Electromagnetic tell which kind is which
sound
light
radio
ocean
microwave
ultraviolt
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Sound-mechanical
light-electromagnitic
radio-mecanical
ocean-mechanical
microwave-electromagnetic
ultraviolet-electromagnitic
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Electromagnitic waves can only be________, whereas mechanical waves may be transverse or compressional
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Transverse
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Electromagnitic waves do not require a _______ to travel through, whreas mechinical waves do
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Medium
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Why do we have daylight and darkness on earth
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Because th eearth is spinning on it's axis
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What causes the seasons
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The tilt of earths axis
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The earth _______ once on it's axis every _____
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Rotates, day
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The moon _______ once on it's axis evey ____
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Rotates, month
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The earth ____ once around the sun every
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Revolve, yeaar
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The moon_____ once around the earth every ____
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Revolves,month
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How often does a full moon occur?
what occurs about two weeks later?
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Once a month
new moon
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The earth and th emoon each rotate and revolve in a ____ direction
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Counter clockwise
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What does it mean for the moon to be waxing? what does it mean for the moon to be waning?
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You see more of the moon each night.(lighter)
you see less of the moon each night.(darker)
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