Behavior of Light
Waves
EM Spectrum
Reflection, Refraction, Absorption
Vocab
100
When a wave hits a surface through which it cannot pass, it bounces back.
What is reflection.
100
These are the three types of waves we have learned about.
What are light, sound, and electromagnetic waves?
100
This wave type has the lowest frequency and longest wavelength on the EM Spectrum
What is Radio waves?
100
This happens when waves hit and object and bounce off of it.
What is Reflection?
100
The matter through which waves travel.
What is Medium?
200
These types of waves travel the slowest in solids.
What is light waves.
200
This is the reason why we can see lightning before hearing thunder.
What is light waves travel faster than sound waves through air?
200
This wave type can be located on the EM Spectrum between Infrared waves and Ultra Violet waves.
What is Visible Light?
200
This occurs when waves bend as they pass through a medium.
What is Refraction?
200
This is the height of a wave; also shows energy
What is Amplitude?
300
An item absorbs red, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
What is an orange object.
300
The speed of light waves do this as the density of matter increases
What is decreases?
300
This type of radiation located on the EM Spectrum has the largest range of wavelengths.
What is Radio waves?
300
When waves go into an object and give their energy to that object.
What is Absorption?
300
This is the number of wavelengths pass a set point per second.
What is Frequency?
400
These types of waves require particles to vibrate.
What are sound waves.
400
This type of wave increases in speed as the medium becomes more dense
What are sound waves?
400
This is the order of wave types on the EM Spectrum from lowest frequency to highest frequency
What is Radio, Micro, Infrared, Visible Light, Ultra Violet, X-rays, and Gamma?
400
The law of reflection states the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of ______________.
What is incidence?
400
Light waves and electromagnetic waves are _____________ waves, and sound waves are _____________ waves.
What are transverse and longitudinal?
500
Particles move faster in warm air temperatures due to ___.
What is heat.
500
the correct order of increasing speed of light waves in medium, from fastest to slowest
What is gases, liquids, solids?
500
Of the radiation wave types that come to earth from sun, this wave type is responsible for people feeling warmth.
What is Infrared?
500
The light waves were refracted by moisture in the air and separated into colors.
What is (cause of) a rainbow?
500
Identify the four parts of a wave from left to right.
What is trough, amplitude, wavelength, and crest?