Wave Parts
What are the tops of waves called?
Crests
What do waves carry?
Energy
What are the two main catergoies of waves?
Mechanical waves
and
Electromagnetic waves
When a wave bounces off of something it is called?
Reflection
The electromagnetic waves are made up of what?
An electric field and a magnetic field
What are the bottoms of waves called?
Trough
How do waves move?
Up and down or back and forth motions
Waves can be broken into two types of waves?
Transverse waves
or
Longitudinal waves
When waves collide this occurs?
Interference
The electromagnetic wave with the lowest energy is called what?
Radio waves
What is the measure of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time?
Frequency
A wave with a high frequency will have a smaller what?
Wavelength
What category of waves needs a medium to travel through?
Mechanical waves
The bending of waves as they travel through different mediums is called?
What is a good way to remember the spectrum of visible light?
Roy G Biv
The distance from one crest to the next is called?
wavelength
A wave with a long wavelength will have a smaller what?
Frequency
Why are electromagnetic waves different from mechanical waves?
The bending of waves around a barrier or the spreading of waves past small openings is called?
Diffraction
The electromagnetic spectrum has how many differnt types of waves?
Seven types of waves
The amount of energy that a wave carries can be measured by what?
amplitude
True or False: All waves have crests and troughs.
False
What type of waves move back and forth in the direction of the wave?
Longitudinal waves
The transfer of energy from a wave to matter as the wave passes through it is called?
Absorption
The high energy end of the spectrum is catergoized by its __________ wavelengths and __________ frequency.