Name that Wave
It can't fix a car, but this does requires a medium through which to travel.
What is a mechanical wave?
This is the highest part of a transverse wave, not toothpaste.
What is a crest?
The height of a wave that is increased when energy is added
What is amplitude?
The structure of an electromagnetic wave.
What is a transverse wave?
These 2 types of wave are not harmful.
What is radio and visible light?
A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular (up and down) to the direction in which the wave travels.
What is a transverse wave?
The lowest part of a transverse wave.
What is a trough?
The bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle.
What is refraction?
What is gamma rays?
This type of wave can help us see inside the body but can be dangerous if over exposed.
What is x-ray?
A wave that moves the medium in a direction parallel (back and forth) to the direction in which the wave travels.
What is a longitudinal wave?
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
What is a compression?
The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.
What is frequency?
This wave has the longest wavelength.
What is radio wave?
This type of wave can cause damage from being over exposed to the sun.
What is UV rays?
This type of wave does not require a medium and can move through empty space.
What is an electromagnetic wave?
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart.
What is a rarefaction?
Unit of measurement for frequency.
What is a hertz (Hz)?
This type of wave is made of the only wavelengths we can see on the spectrum.
What is visible light?
This type of wave is dangerous because over exposure can heat the tissues inside your body.
What is a microwave?
A longitudinal seismic wave.
What is a P wave?
The distance between 1 crest and the next
What is the wavelength?
The bouncing back of an object or a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.
What is reflection?
This type of wave can be used to detect heat signatures.
What is infrared rays?
This is the most dangerous type of radiation that is created from fission and fusion.
What are gamma rays?