Vocabulary
What is another word for "to give off"?
Emit
What do we call the distance from peak to peak of a wave?
Wavelength
Your friend shows you a special kind of paper that can change color. He says that it will change color if it is out in the sun. How is this possible?
The paper can take in (absorb) energy from the light, causing it to change color.
Why are plants green?
Plants reflect green light
If you commit a penalty in football the official will throw this colored this
What is a yellow flag?
If you're playing golf and want the ball to go in the hole, you'll probably use this club.
What is a putter?
A type of light that has a shorter wavelength than purple light. This ray from the sun that can cause skin cancer.
Ultraviolet
A higher frequency wave will have a ________ wavelength.
Shorter
Sunscreen ___________ ultraviolet from the sun which protects our __________.
Absorbs, genetic material
Objects with more mass require ______ force to travel the same velocity as an object with less mass.
More
This is how many people can be on the court for one team in basketball
What is 5?
He had the longest term of any US president
Franklin D. Roosevelt
_______ carries energy from one place to another.
Light
Property of a wave that determines the type of wave
Wavelength
Mr. Mailly is shopping for sunscreen. He's trying to decide on the 20 spf or 50 spf. Which one should he get and why?
50 spf because it will protect his skin by a factor of 50 more than without sunscreen.
How does fiber optic communication work?
Fiber-optic cables are made of strands of reflective glass coated with a protective substance. Sound waves are converted to digital waves. The light bounces along inside the strands of glass.
This is how many yards your team will be penalized for offensive holding in American football.
What is 10?
The LA Lakers used to call this city their home before LA
Minneapolis
The number of peaks of a wave that pass by per second.
Frequency
What changes the intensity of a wave?
Amplitude
Jimmy says the black crow is reflecting all colors of light and that's why it is black. Is this true?
False. The crow is absorbing all colors of light.
How is a rainbow formed?
Visible light rays from the sun reflecting and refracting at different angles through a raindrop
In car racing, this means CAUTION
What is A yellow flag?
This was the most common boy's baby name of 2012 according to the Social Security Administration
When a light ray hits a surface, what are three directions it could go? What are the three words to describe those directions?
1. Absorb - take in
2. Reflect - bounce off
3. Transmit - go through
Curved line that shows the characteristics of a wave
Waveform
Will is learning about a new kind of plastic used to make models. He learns that infrared light is absorbed by the plastic, X-ray light is transmitted through the plastic, and visible light is reflected off the plastic. Will wonders if the plastic will melt if he shines the lights on it.
The plastic will melt with infrared light only.
The ray with the smallest wavelength on the electromagnetic spectrum is called?
Gamma rays
This is par for a standard 18 hole golf course.
What is 72?
In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, what color sparks does Harry send up to signal he’s found an unconscious Fleur Delacour in the maze?
What is red?