1. WAVES
8th Grade Science

2. JEOPARDY!

3. JEOPARDY!
Nature of Waves
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Seismic Waves
Properties of Waves
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Behavior of Waves
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Speed of Waves
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Seismic Waves
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5. Where is there NO medium?
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6. Vacuum of Space

7. Sound waves are an example of what type of waves?
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8. Mechanical and Compression

9. Give 2 examples of a transverse wave?
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10. Light, s-waves, water waves, moving a jump-rope up and down.

11. When a transverse wave moves through a medium, the particles of the medium move .
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12. Perpendicular to the wave motion

13. When a compression wave moves through a medium, the particles of the medium move _______.
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14. Parallel to the Wave Motion

15. Primary waves are an example of what type of wave?
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16. Both compression and mechanical

17. Secondary waves are an example of what type of wave?
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18. Transverse

19. The epicenter of the earthquake in this picture is _____.
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20. L.A.

21. On a seismogram, the distance between the P-waves and S-waves is…
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22. Lag time

23. On the seismogram below, which city is the closest to the epicenter?
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24. Portland

25. Which wave carries less energy?
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26. Wave #1, smaller amplitude

27. What number represents the trough?
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28. #9

29. What number represents the wavelength?
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30. # 8

31. What is the formula for calculating speed of a wave?
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32. s = λ x f

33. If the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
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34. Decreases

35. The angle of Incidence is _____ the angle of reflection.
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36. Equal to

37. Letter C is the _____.
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38. Normal

39. Letter A represents _____.
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40. Angle of Incidence

41. A light wave entering glass from air slows down, so it bends _____ from the normal.
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42. Towards

43. The light wave leaving the glass into the air would be refracted ______ the normal.
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44. Away

45. ____ waves are the fastest seismic waves.
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46. Primary waves (P-waves)

47. Daily Double

48. Wave speed is measured in what unit?

49. If a waves frequency is 20 Hz and it’s wavelength is 10 meters, the wave speed is _____.
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50. 200 m/s

51. If wavelength increase, then frequency_____.
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52. decreases

53. Meters per Second (m/s)

54. Frequency is measured in _____.
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55. Hertz (Hz)

56. Sound waves travel fastest in _______.
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57. Solids

58. Distance from compression to compression is _____.
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59. Wavelength

60. Wavelength is measured in _____.
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61. Meters

62. Waves carry _____.
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63. energy

64. The greater the _____ the greater the energy carried by the wave.
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65. amplitude

66. JEOPARDY!