EM Spectrum
Waves
Energy
Kinetic vs Potential Energy
Wave problems
100

Em waves that have a color spectrum known as ROYGBIV

What is visible light

100

A wave ___________ is a short burst of a traveling wave.

What is a pulse

100

A burning candle, fireworks, and batteries are all examples of what main type of energy

What is chemical energy

100

The potential energy of an apple is 6.0 joules. The apple is 3m high. What is the mass of the apple?

What is 0.2 kg

100

A wave has a frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m.  What is the speed of the wave?

What is 500 m/s

200

The wave in the EM spectrum wave that has the highest energy

What is Gamma Waves

200

Sound waves are an example of these type of waves

What are Longitudinal waves

200

The type of energy a hair dryer starts and converts to

What is electrical to sound or thermal 

200

Calculate the kinetic energy of a truck that has a mass of 2900kg and is moving at 55m/s.

What is 4,386,250 J

200

What is the frequency of a pendulum that is moving at 30 m/s with a wavelength of .35 m?

What is 85.71 hz

300

Electromagnetic radiation that is emitted by the sun and extremely high exposure can cause skin cancer

What is Ultra Violet Waves

300

Type of wave that is perpendicular in motion

What is a transverse wave

300

Type of energy that is stored and one example

What is potential energy; ex. a parked car

300

A 75kg refrigerator is located on the 70th floor of a skyscraper (300m above ground). What is the potential energy of the refrigerator?

What is 225,000 J

300

A sound wave in air has a frequency of 262 Hz and travels at a speed of 330 m/s. What is the wavelength of this wave?

What is 1.26 m or 1.3 m

400

______________ are at the lowest energy of the visible light spectrum.

What is red

400

The _____________ of a wave is the rate, or how often, at which every point on the wave moves up and down.

What is frequency

400

The type(s) of energy a camp fire has when it is burning

What is thermal, radiant, and chemical

400

At what height is an object that has a mass of 50kg, if its gravitational potential energy is 9800J?

What is 19.6 m

400

The frequency of a bouncing basketball with a period of .8 seconds.

What is 1.25 m or 1.3 m.

500

Arrange the Electromagnetic Spectrum from largest to smallest. 

What is Gamma, X-ray, Ultraviolet, Visible light, Infrared, Microwave, and Radio.

500

Draw a longitudinal wave and label the following parts:

rarefaction, compression, and wavelength



500

Tell me what the Law of Conservation of Energy is

What is Energy can not be created or destroyed only transformed

500

Miss Waters, a diver for the Ringling Brothers’ Circus had a kinetic energy of 15,000J just prior to hitting the bucket of water. If Missy’s mass is 50kg, the what was her velocity?

24.49 m/s or 24.5 m/s

500

What is the velocity of a wave with a frequency of 760 Hz and a wavelength of .45 m?

What is 342 m/s 

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