SCIENCE 7

3rd QUARTER
Module 4

Waves: The Energy Transporters

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 This module contains various activities that will help you understand the
necessary concepts about waves as carrier of energy and the characteristics of sound.

After working through this module, you are expected to:

a. describe waves;
b. demonstrate that wave carries energy using a rope or slinky;
c. describe what happens to the particles of a medium as waves are propagated
through the medium;
d. explain how wave motion transfers energy;
e. identify and describe the different parts of a wave;
f. describe how sound waves are produced and propagated;
g. compare the speed of sound waves in different media; and
h. solve problems involving relations between speed, wavelength, and frequency
of sound.

Directions: Read the questions carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on
your answer sheet.

1. What do waves carry as they move?

A. energy C. matter and energy
B. matter D. wavelength and energy
2. When you compare the speed of sound in liquids, gases, and solids, the speed
of sound is usually lowest in and highest in .
A. solids, liquids C. gases, solids
B. liquids, solids D. solids, gases
3. The vibration of particles of a transverse wave moves in a direction
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A. parallel to the direction of wave travel
B. opposite to the direction of wave travel
C. perpendicular to the direction of wave travel
D. back and forth to the direction of the wave travel
4. What do you call the distance between two successive particles that are in
phase?
A. amplitude C. period
B. frequency D. wavelength
5. A musical tone, sounded on a piano, has a frequency of 410 Hz and a
wavelength in air of 0.800 m. What is the wave speed?
A. 170 m/s C. 328 m/s
B. 235 m/s D. 587 m/s
 In your previous module, you have learned that describing motion is not only
limited to using words and equations. The activity below includes graphical
representations as tools in describing and interpreting motion of objects. Choose which
among the graphs is represented by the statement. Write the letter of your answer on
the answer sheet provided.
𝑚 𝑚
𝑑(𝑚) 𝑑(𝑚)
𝑠 𝑠

𝑡(𝑠) 𝑡(𝑠) 𝑡(𝑠) 𝑡(𝑠)

A B C D

1.The slope of the line represents a uniform acceleration.

2.The slope of the line shows zero velocity.
3.An object may be at rest for this graphical representation.
4.The slope of the line represents nonconstant acceleration.
5.The slope of the line indicates uniform or constant velocity.

Waves are essential part of our lives. Energy produces different forms of waves
that are either visible or not. You are able to see due to light waves and hear due to
sound waves. As a child, you might think of ocean waves as you enjoy it when you visited
beaches. However, did you know that waves are also produced if one drops a pebble on
the surface of a still water, opens the television, plucks a guitar string, or simply turns
on the lights? These are all wave phenomena.
Waves are disturbances that carry energy from place to place with or without a
medium. Waves that require a medium are called mechanical waves. A medium is
matter in which waves can travel and transfer energy. Electromagnetic waves can
travel even without a medium.
Mechanical waves can be classified according to the motion of the particles of the
medium transmitting them. It has two general types: transverse and longitudinal.
Transverse waves are waves in which each particle moves perpendicularly to the direction
of the wave motion.

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Waves in which the particles of the medium move parallel to the propagation of
the wave motion are longitudinal waves.

rarefaction compression

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Take a look at the figure above. Have you noticed that there are alternate
parts of the spring in which the coils are compressed, then followed by coils that
are spread apart? These parts are called compressions and rarefactions respectively
(Figure 2).
Sound waves are examples of longitudinal waves. These are created from
vibrating sources and require a medium (a solid, liquid, or gas) to transfer energy. All
sound created such as the sound from clapping hands, human voice and music from
an instrument starts with vibration between two objects. Moreover, if sound exhibits
motion as seen in the movement of the wave through a medium, it also has speed. The
speed of sound is different in various materials. Solids and liquids allow sound to travel
faster than gases do.
As you go through this module, you will find more about the Science of waves.

Let’s Make Waves!

(Adapted from Science-Grade 7 Learner’s Module)

Objectives: After the activity, you should be able to:

a. describe waves and its types;
b. describe how they are produced;
c. explain how wave motion transfers energy; and
d. demonstrate that wave carries energy using a rope or slinky.
Materials
rope slinky paper boat

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Procedure:

Setup 1
A. What are transverse waves?
1. Tie a rope to a doorknob or any fixed object.
2. Hold one end of the rope and move it up and down.
3. Draw the direction of the movement of the rope and the direction of the spreading of wave.
4. Draw it in the box provided on your answer sheet.
5. Use arrows to show directions and label the direction of the movement of the rope.

Guide Questions:
1. How does the medium (the rope) move in the first setup?
2. In what direction did the wave travel in the first setup?
3. Does it move in the same direction as the wave?
Setup 2
B. What are longitudinal waves?
1. Ask a family member to hold the other end of slinky or spring.
2. Quickly push the slinky or spring in and pull it back between yourself and a partner
and observe the waves along the coil spring or slinky.
3. Draw your observation in the box provided on your answer sheet. Use arrows to
show directions and label the direction of wave.

Guide Questions:
1. How did the medium (slinky/spring) travel in the second setup?
 2. In what direction did the wave travel?
3. Does it move in the same direction as the wave?

Setup 3

B. What are surface waves?

1. Place a basin filled with water on top of a level table.
2. Wait until the water becomes still or motionless before you place the paper boat
on the surface.
3. Create periodic waves and observe what happens to your paper boat.

Guide Questions:

1. Do the waves set the paper boat into motion? What is required to set an object
into motion?
2. If you exert more energy in creating periodic waves by tapping the surface with
greater strength, how does this affect the movement of the paper boat?

All about the Wave!

Objectives: At the end of the activity, you should be able to identify and describe
the different parts of a wave.
Directions: In the diagram, label the parts of the wave by filling-in the blanks with the
correct word being described in the sentence.

Example: FM stands for fr qu nc modulation.

Keyword: frequency

1. A p ud is the displacement of a wave from the dash line to the crest or

trough. It is the highest point a wave can reach.
2. C e t is the highest point a wave can reach.
3. The lowest point a wave can reach is the t ou h.
4. The length from one crest to the next crest or from one trough to the next trough is
called w vel n th.

Flabbergasting Sounds!
Objectives: At the end of the activity, you should be able to describe how sound is
produced and infer that sound waves travel in different media such as
solids, liquids, and gases.
Materials:
shoe box, paper clips, ruler, variety of rubber bands (thin and thick), nails
Procedure:
Do the following scenarios and answer the questions that follow.

1. Body part. Touch the side of your throat and hum softly.
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2. Rubber band strung between two pins or nails. Stretch a
rubber band and tie it tightly between two fixed nails on a wood.
Pluck the rubber band.
What have you observed?
3. Ruler on the edge of the table. Hold on one end of the
ruler firmly against the top of the table. Snap the other end.
What have you observed?

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4. Design your shoe box as shown in the figure. Put the rubber
bands around the box. Equally spaced, make sure that the
rubber bands are arranged according to increasing thickness.
Pluck the rubber band.
a. What have you observed when you plucked each band?
b. Did you hear any sound?
c. What produced the sound?
d. How different are the sounds produced by each band
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Brain Gauge
Objective: After doing this activity, you should be able to solve problems involving
relations between speed, wavelength, and frequency of sound.

A. Complete the table by supplying the needed values. Choose the letter of your
answer from the choices provided in the box. The first row is an example.
Formula:
𝑤𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ
wave speed= or wave speed= 𝑤𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑥 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦
𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑑

frequency= 𝑤𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 wavelength= 𝑤𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑

𝑤𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦
Choices:

A. 0.54 B. 1.86 C. 96.9 D. 195 E. 258

Speed/Velocity
Wavelength (m) Frequency (Hz)
(m/s)
1.370 256 350
1.155 298
180 335
0.625 312

B. Answer the problem below. Show your complete solution on your answer sheet.
Sample problem
A musical tone, sounded on a piano, has a frequency of 343 Hz and a wavelength in air
of 0.650 m. What is the wave speed?
 Given: f= 343 Hz λ= 0.650 m Solution: = (0.650 m) (343 Hz)
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Required: wave speed = (0.650 m) (343 ቀ ቁ )
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Equation: v = λ f Final Answer:
222.95 m/s

A sound wave with a frequency of 240 Hz moves with a wavelength of

1.25 m. What is its wave speed?

Direction: Complete the crossword puzzle by filling in the boxes. Statements below
may serve as your guide in answering.

ACROSS
1. disturbance that carries energy
through matter or space
3. highest point of a wave
4. waves in which the oscillations
are perpendicular to the
direction of propagation of the
wave
6. lowest point of a wave
DOWN
1. distance between neighboring
maximum displacements
2. speed equal to wavelength
multiplied by frequency
5. maximum displacement from
the equilibrium position

• The highest point of a transverse wave is the crest.

• The lowest point is the trough.
• The amplitude refers to the maximum displacement of a particle on the medium
from its resting position. The greater the wave’s amplitude, the greater the energy
it carries.
• The horizontal distance from a particular point on one wave to the same point on the
next is called wavelength represented by the symbol λ (Greek letter for lambda).

trough
Figure 3. Parts of a transverse wave 7
 • Frequency (f) is the number of waves that pass a given point per unit of time. It
is measured in hertz (Hz) which is an SI unit.
• The pitch is the highness or lowness of a sound which is determined by frequency.
• Period (T) is the time for a wave to complete one cycle. Its measurement is
expressed in seconds (s). The relationship between period (T) and frequency (f) can
be expressed as follows:
period= ( 1 ) (T=1 ; f= 1)
𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑓 𝑇

Units: Period = s frequency = 1

or Hz
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• Wave Speed is the measure of how fast a wave passes a given point. In symbols,
it can be expressed as follows:
𝑤𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ
wave speed= or wave speed= 𝑤𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑥 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦
𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑑

Directions: Read the questions carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on
your answer sheet.

1. What do waves carry as they move?

A. energy C. matter and energy
B. matter D. wavelength and energy

2. When a longitudinal wave travels in a medium, the particles of the medium

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A. do not move
B. move perpendicular to the direction of wave travel
C. move opposite to the direction of wave propagation
D. travel parallel to the direction of the wave propagation
3. It is the distance between two successive particles that are in phase.
A. amplitude C. period
B. frequency D. wavelength

4. Comparing the speed of sound in liquids, gases, and solids, the speed of sound
is usually highest in and lowest in .
A. solids, liquids C. gases, solids
B. liquids, solids D. solids, gases

5. Suppose a radio wave has a wavelength of 5 meters and its frequency is 60 Hz.
What is its speed?
A. 60 m/s C. 300 m/s
B. 130 m/s D. 560 m/s

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Directions: Complete the statements below.

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Lagunzad, C. G., Padua, A. L., & Mingoa, T. R. (2019). Science and
Technology 7. Vibal Group, Inc., pp. 174-180.

Dela Cruz, R. [., & Dela Cruz, R. [. (2014). Journey to Science 7. KLEAFS
Publishing. pp. 207-225.
Nadora, A. C., Pineda, R. P., Cerna, R. I., & Villanueva, F. J. (2013). Conceptual
Science and Beyond 7. Brilliant Creations Publishing, Inc, pp. 150-170.

Pavico, J. M., Faraon, G. D., Ramos, J. D., Ramos, A. C., Bayquen, A. V., &
Silverio, A. A. (2017). Exploring Life Through Science Series (2nd ed.).
Phoenix Publishing House, Inc., pp. 212-236.
Science 7 learner's material. Department of Education Bureau of Learning
Resources, pp. 187 - 209.

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Science 7 Quarter 3 Week 4 (S7FE-IIIc-4, S7FE-IIId-7)
Name: Grade & Section:

ANSWER SHEET

Pre-test Looking Back Post-test

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Activity 1
Setup 1 Illustration
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Setup 2 Illustration
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Setup 3 Illustration
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Activity 2 Activity 4 Check Your Understanding

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1. Across Down
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Activity 3

Reflection

What I already know is….

What I learned is….

What I wonder is ….

I find the module….

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