Wave Lingo
Waves of Sound
Light Waves
Symbols, Codes, & Signals
100
The highest point on a wave.
What is the crest?
100
A very rapid back and forth movement, or shaking that creates sound.
What is vibration?
100
The light source we see here.
What is the moon?
100
Different types of data such as pictures, sounds, and messages.
What is information?
200
The distance between the trough of a wave and the crest of a wave.
What is wave height?
200
The amplitude of a sound wave depends on this.
What is the volume?
200
The ability that mirrors have to change the angle of the light?
What is reflect?
200
What are some different ways we TRANSMIT, or TRANSFER information?
What are light waves, sound waves, radio waves, and digital code?
300
The distance between sea level (at rest) and the highest point on a wave, or the crest.
What is amplitude?
300
The quality or type of sound, it can be described as deep and low, or high and squeaky.
What is pitch?
300
Windows, eye glasses, water, are all materials that allow light to pass through them. What is the scientific name for this kind of material?
Transparent
300
This type of communication used sound waves to send messages through a series of code using dots and dashes for specific letters. 
What is morse code?
400
The length from one crest to the next crest, or the measurement of an entire wave cycle.
What is a wavelength?
400
As the pitch of a sound gets deeper the FREQUENCY of the wave...
What is decreases?
400
The brighter or more intense the light, the greater the light wave's _______.
Amplitude
400
Name a device that turns information into number patterns. Pictures and images are coded and broken down into digits, or millions of individual bits of information.
What is a digital device? Or Computers, ipads, laptops, smart TVs and phones...
500
Draw a model of a wave with a HIGH frequency.
500
Why does the ping pong ball move?
As she hits tuning fork 1 the sound waves travel across and cause tuning fork 2 to vibrate which moves the ping pong ball.
500
Dark materials, like a black car, a navy blue t-shirt, or dark fur are the opposite of transparent. They do not allow light to pass through instead they are really good at this.
What is absorbing light?
500
The technology that transmits information after it codes it into pulses of light waves that travel through fibers at high speeds and across long distances.
What is fiber optics?