Waves
A waves carries this from one place to another
energy
Where do electromagnetic waves travel fastest?
space
Give an example of refraction
pencil in a glass of water
What type of medium does sound travel fastest?
solid
What is an example of a transverse wave?
Light (anything on EM spectrum)
White light is made of many colors, because each color has a different ____.
wavelength
Give an example of reflection
Image in a mirror
What three things influence the speed of sound?
elasticity, density, temperature
What is an example of a longitudinal wave?
Sound
What is the correct order of colors of visible light?
ROY G BV
Give an example of diffraction
light bending round a door cracked open
The Doppler effect makes sounds traveling towards you seem ____.
higher pitch
Wave speed depends on this
medium
Name two types of waves on the electromagnetic spectrum
radio, micro, light, infrared, ultraviolet, gamma, x
What three things can happen when light strikes an object?
absorbed, reflected, transmitted
As intensity of sound increases, _____ also increases
loudness
How many waves go past a certain point per second
frequency
what type of lens do our eyes have?
convex
An object that does not allow any light to pass through
opaque
As frequency of a sound wave decreases, so does _____.
pitch