THEME : WAVES

LEARNING AREA : SOUND WAVES AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UNDERSTANDING SOUND WAVES
QUESTION
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Describe sound waves.
1. What is sound?
2. How is sound produced?
3. Explain how the sound propagation?
4. Does sound need a medium to propagate?
5. Can sound propagate through vacuum?
6. What is the type of sound waves?
7. Describe the propagation of the mechanism of sound waves?
8. Draw the diagram of longitudinal waves that has been produced in the air
9. Sound is the waves of ______________ and its properties can be shown
as ___________, _____________, ______________ and ____________.
10. Sound waves cannot propagate in ________________ but it can
propagate inside ______________, _______________ and __________.
11. The speed of waves depends on ______________ to propagate. It
propagates ____________ in solid, medium in liquid and ____________
in gases.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Relate amplitude and loudness

1. What is the meaning of loudness?
2. Give the definition of amplitude?
3. How to relate between amplitude and loudness? Describe.
4. Describe an experiment to investigate the effects of amplitude on
loudness of sound using an audio signal generator, a loudspeaker, a
microphone and an oscilloscope?

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Relate frequency and pitch

1. What is the meaning of pitch?
2. Give the definition of frequency?
3. What is the relation between pitch and frequency?
 4. Describe an experiment to investigate the effects of frequency on
loudness of sound using an audio signal generator, a loudspeaker, a
microphone and an oscilloscope?

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Describe application of sound waves

1. List the application of sound waves in our daily life?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UNDERSTANDING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

LEARNING OUTCOMES: State electromagnetic waves as transverse waves
1. What is the type of electromagnetic waves?
2. Explain the propagation of electromagnetic waves?
3. Electromagnetic waves consist of many types of waves like ___________,
_________________, _____________ and __________.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: State the characteristics of electromagnetic waves

1. List the characteristics of electromagnetic waves
2. The maximum speed of electromagnetic waves in vacuum is
_____________
3. Many types of electromagnetic waves can show the properties of waves
as ____________, ______________, ____________ and interference.
4. All the electromagnetic waves have the maximum speed of _________
same as the speed of light in vacuum.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: List the types of waves in the electromagnetic

spectrum
1. List the types of waves in electromagnetic spectrum?
Gamma P Ultra violet Visible light Q Radio waves

2. a. What are represent by:

P: _________________ Q: _________________
b. Which waves has:
i. The longest wavelength?
_____________________________
 ii. The shortest wavelength?
_____________________________
c. Name the wave which can pass through an iron block with a few
centimetres thick.
_________________________________________
d. Complete the table.
Properties Radio waves Gamma rays
Frequency
Wavelength
Speed

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Draw the electromagnetic spectrum to show the

relative position of various electromagnetic waves based on frequency and
wavelength
1. Draw the diagram of electromagnetic spectrum to show the relative
positions of various electromagnetic waves based on frequency and
wavelength.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: List the applications of electromagnetic waves.

1. List the applications of electromagnetic waves.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: REALISING THE BENIFICIAL AND HARMFUL

EFFECTS OF ELECTROMANATIC WAVES

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Explain the beneficial effects of electromagnetic

waves.
1. Explain the beneficial effects of electromagnetic waves.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Explain the harmful effects of electromagnetic waves

1. Explain the harmful effects of electromagnetic waves.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Suggest ways of minimizing the harmful effects of

using devices that emit electromagnetic waves?
1. Suggest 2 ways of minimizing the harmful effects of using devices that
emit electromagnetic waves?