Light
For the color white, none of the light is ___________.
What is the measure of how high or low a wave sounds?
Pitch
Pitch is wave length as Volume is to _______
amplitude
The sun produces what type of energy?
Radiant
Would an explosion in space make any sound? Why or why not?
no, there is no matter for vibrations
Visible light is part of the _________ spectrum
electromagnetic
Which instrument has the slowest vibrations?
Whistle, Drum, Flute, Clarinet
Drum
Waves oscillate in different speeds. The number of oscillations produced is called what?
Frequency
A slinky best represents______ (light or sound)
sound
When light hits water, the speed ________, and it causes the light to ________.
slows; bend or refract
What type of material does light only partially travel through?
Translucent
What type of object do sound waves travel fastest through?
Solids
When waves have a greater frequency, they will have more _______?
Energy
The greater the amplitude, the __________ the sound
louder
What is it called when light hits a clear, curved piece of glass? (Not a mirror)
refraction
What is name of the bending of a light wave as it passes from one medium into a different medium?
Refraction
How is sound produced?
vibrations
Light waves are typically what type of wave?
Transverse
Refraction is to bending as Reflection is to _____
Bouncing
Why do black things and dark colors get hot under the sun?
it absorbs every color of light.
What color of the rainbow has the third longest wave length?
yellow
Do shorter or longer straws create a higher pitch when blown on?
Shorter
Light that passes straight through a glass window is ________________ light.
transmitted
Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequency?
Gamma waves
Name 2 inventions we humans use in regular life that involve refraction?
glasses, contacts, microscopes, telescopes, etc