Waves
Sound
Light and Color
Optics
Static Electricity
Current and Circuits
100
The distance between two crests of a wave is called its __________________.
Wavelength
100
What type of wave is sound?
Longitudinal
100
Name the three primary pigments (also known as the secondary colors of light).
Cyan, magenta, yellow
100
What is the formula for Snell's Law?
n1sin theta 1 = n2sin theta 2
100
Static electricity, like freezer burn, is a contradictory two word phrase. What is the name for such a phrase?
Oxymoron
100
What is the equation V = IR known as?
Ohm's Law
200
There are two basic types of wave, depending on the direction of particle vibration. Name them
Longitudinal and transverse
200
In what unit is the loudness of sound measured?
Decibels
200
The prism causes white light to break up into the colors of the rainbow. This is called ______________.
Dispersion
200
Images produced by diverging lenses and mirrors are always what, what and what?
reduced, virtual, upright
200
What is the name for this equation?
F = kq1q1/d2
Coulomb's Law
200
Four 6-Ohm resistors are in a circuit. What is the minimum and maximum resistance?
1.5 to 24 Ohms
300
The inverse of the period of a wave is called its what AND is measured in what units?
Frequency/ Hertz
300
Sound causes regions of high pressure in the air called compressions and regions of low pressure called ___________________.
Rarefactions
300
What is the speed of light in a vacuum (within 5%)?
3 x 108 m/s
300
A light ray enters a pane of glass (n = 1.5) with an incident angle of 42o. What is the angle of refraction?
26.4 degrees
300
What is the value of k, in Coulomb's Law? Include units
9.0 x 109 N . m2/C2
300
Name 3 things a multimeter can measure
Voltage, resistance, current
400
What is the velocity of a wave with a period of 3 seconds and wavelength of 12 m?
4 m/s
400
Within 2 m/s, how fast does sound travel at the freezing temperature of water?
331 m/s
400
If the speed of light in a substance is 1 x 108 m/s, what is that object's index of refraction?
3
400
An object is placed 3 cm in front of a converging lens and produces an image 6 cm behind the lens. What is the focal length f?
1/f = 1/do + 1/di
2 cm
400
If you see a bolt of lightning on a hot, summer night and 3 seconds later hear the boom, how far away was the strike (within 100 m)?
1035 m
400
What is the current in this circuit?
0.003 Amps
500
Correctly spell the name of this giant wave. 
Tsunami
500
What two frequencies, when sounded with Concert A (440 Hz) would produce a beat frequency of 3 Hertz?
437 and 443 Hz
500
Name the seven major parts of the Electromagnetic Spectrum from low frequency to high frequency.
Radio, micro, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, Gamma rays
500
What is the critical angle for diamond, whose index of refraction is 2.42? Sin theta = 1/n
24.4o
500
Two point charges have a 60 N repulsive force between them. If you double each charge, then quadruple the distance between them, what is the new repulsive force?
15 N
500
What is the total resistance in this circuit?
58.75 Ohms