CK-12 Physical Science Concepts - For Middle School

http://www.ck12.org Chapter 5. Energy

1. The article gives a dictionary definition of wave. What is the most important part of this definition?


2. What happens to particles of the medium when a wave passes?


3. How is “doing the wave” in a football stadium like a mechanical wave?

Review

1. Define mechanical wave.


2. What is the medium of a mechanical wave?


3. List three types of mechanical waves.


4. If you shake one end of a rope up and down, a wave passes through the rope. Which type of wave is it?