Organizes the speed of sound waves, from fastest to
slowest, in different states of matter
What is solid, liquid, gas
Light travels in _____ waves.
What is Electromagnetic or transverse
An object that light travels through the slowest is called... (ex: a book)
What is opaque
Sound cannot be heard where?
What is a Vacuum
The highest part of a wave?
Crest
A loud sound is produced by a sound wave with a ___ amplitude.
High
Color depends on the ____ of visible light.
What is Wavelength
Ab object where a light wave travels through and appears clear is called .... (ex: glass)
What is transparent
Sound waves travel fastest in _____.
What are Solids
The distance between one crest and another
Wavelength
A sound wave is produced by ____ in matter.
What is Vibrations or Disturbance
When you see an object that is not a light source, you are seeing light waves _____ by the object.
What is Reflected
An object that can be used to separate white light into the colors of the rainbow.
What is a prism
Organizes the speed of light waves, from fastest to
slowest, in different states of matter
What is Vacuum/gas, liquid, solid
A compression is when particles of a longitudinal wave are what?
Spaced close together
A sound wave is measured from...
Compression to compression
If a material allows most light that strikes it to pass through but forms a blurry image, then the material is
What is Translucent
Why does a red shirt appear red?
What is it reflects red and absorbs all other colors
Light waves travel fastest in _____.
What are Gases
The measure of the height of a wave.
What is amplitude?
A sound wave with a greater frequency has a higher
What is Pitch
The change in direction of light waves when they pass through one material to another is
What is Refraction
Objects that appear to be white do what?
Reflect all colors
Which travels faster, light or sound?
What is Light
the number of waves that pass a fixed place in a given amount of time
Frequency