Wave Properties
EMS
Reflection/Refraction/
Absorption
Absorption
Technology & Distances
NOS
Interaction of Spheres
Earth's Atmosphere
100
Amplitude is...
What is the height of the wave?
100
The portion of the EMS that humans can see
What is visible light?
100
When light hits a surface and bounces off without being absorbed
What is reflection?
100
An astronomical unit measures the distance from
What is the Earth to the Sun?
100
A theory tells us ___
What is why something happens?
100
1. The _____________ has all of Earth's Water, including lakes, rivers, and oceans. 2. ________________ has all of Earth's frozen water.
What is the hydrosphere and the cryosphere?
100
What is the layer that most living things live in and your would find the abundance of gases that make up the atmosphere?
What is the troposphere?
200
The longer the wavelength the ____ the frequency
What is lower?
200
This portion of the EMS has the lowest frequency and longest wavelength
What is radio waves?
200
The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection. If a beam of light hits a mirror at 50 degrees, it will bounce off at
What is 50 degrees?
200
This unit of distance would BEST be used to represent the distance between two galaxies
What is a light year?
200
Consider the following hypothesis: “The time it takes for sugar to dissolve in water depends on the temperature of the water.”
Which of the following is the independent variable for an experiment that would be designed based on the hypothesis?
What is the temperature of the water in which the sugar is placed?
200
Please list the sphere's based on their definition:
1. All of the Earth's land masses.
2. The envelope of gas that surrounds the Earth.
3. Contains of the life on earth.
What is the geosphere/ lithosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere?
200
What is the layer of the atmosphere that most meteorites break apart in?
What is the mesosphere?
300
Sound travels faster through a wooden desk rather than a cup of water because
What is sound travels fastest through a solid?
300
The Sun’s energy arrives as radiation on Earth. When Hector was at the beach, he especially enjoyed the warmth of the Sun. The warmth from the Sun comes from this part of the electromagnetic spectrum
What is infrared radiation?
300
You see an object under the water and reach for it, however the object is not where you thought it would be. This is a result of
What is refraction?
300
The value of a light year is just under 10 trillion kilometers. A light year is based on this factor
What is the speed of light?
300
How would you test the following hypothesis (What’s the IV & DV):
Ants prefer to eat sweeter food than salty food
What is IV: The type of food DV: amount of ants attracted to food?
300
What two spheres are interacting in the following scenario?
As rain falls, the water slowly rounds down the hill causing the soil to erode.
What is the hydrosphere and the geosphere?
300
What is the purpose of the ozone layer and where is it located in the atmosphere?
What is reflecting / absorbing UV rays from the sun and what is the stratosphere?
400
Light travels fastest in a ______ and then in _____
What is a vacuum and air?
400
This electromagnetic wave makes it possible for butterflies to identify pollen
What is ultraviolet radiation?
400
An example of the absorption and reflection of light is
What is seeing color? (Blue objects absorb all of the color and reflect only blue light)
400
The side of the Moon facing away from Earth is called the dark side of the moon. This piece of technology would be the most beneficial to study the dark side of the moon
What is a satellite?
400
You are investigating the numbers and types of birds in your neighborhood. If you watch a bird feeder to see which birds appear, you are collecting _______________ evidence.
What is empirical?
400
What three spheres are interacting in the following scenario?
The seal jumped of the iceberg and swam towards the fish. The school of fish notice a predator in the water and swam in a different direction.
What is the cryosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere?
400
What is the correct order of the Earth's atmospheric layers from farthest to nearest Earth's surface?
What is the Exosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, and Troposphere?
500
If the speed of a wave remains constant, what will the frequency be if the wavelength is shortened by half?
What is increased?
500
Margot tries to identify different types of light from the electromagnetic spectrum based on their wavelengths. She is shown 4 graphs representing a different part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Which graph MOST LIKELY represents gamma rays?
What is graph C?
500
Orlando carried out an experiment on light. First, he placed a coin in a coffee cup. Then he moved backward so that the coin just disappeared from his sight. Without moving his head, he filled the cup with water. When he could see the coin again, he stopped pouring the water. What property of light did Orlando observe in his experiment?
What is refraction?
500
BONUS (1000 points): You are looking at Mars and some stars in the night sky. Mars appears brighter and larger than the stars surrounding it because
What is Mars is closer to Earth?
500
Which of the following is an example of a law?
An object in motion tends to stay in motion unless another force acts upon it.
All cells are produced from other cells.
An asteroid struck earth 65 million years ago causing dinosaurs to become extinct.
All substances are made of particles called atoms.
What is example 1?
500
8. Which set of the spheres on Earth would BEST represent animal species in a forest?
What is the biosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere?
500
What is the purpose of the Earth's atmosphere?
**Hint, there are three reasons.
What is :
1. Provide gases to the living things on earth.
2. Protect the Earth from harmful radiation and space debris.
3. To insulate the plant and regulate Earth's temperature.