Classify the Wave
A wave has significant back and forth vertical variation. Is it longitudinal wave? If not what type of wave is it?
Transverse
Which type of wave is at the start of the electromagnetic spectrum with the highest wavelength?
Radio
What is the distance between two crests or compressions of the same wave?
Wavelength
What is the speed of a wave with a frequency of 8 Hz and a wavelength of 6 meters?
48 M/s
When a wave hit a surface and bounces off it in a simple and predictable manner, what is it called?
Reflection
What electromagnetic wave has the highest amplitude and carried energy?
Gamma
What is the medically used second to highest energy wave before gamma?
X-ray
In a transverse wave what distance correlates to the energy carried?
Amplitude
The angle of incidence for a light ray hitting a surface is 78.98 degrees. What is the angle of reflection?
78.98 degrees
i = r refers to the relationship between the angle of _______ and the angle of _______
Incident, Reflection
What is the broadest classification for a wave that travels through a medium?
Mechanical
What is the color with the highest wavelength?
Violet/Purple
In a longitudinal wave what is the inverse of a compression?
Rarefraction
A wave is moving toward shore with a velocity of 4 m/s. If its period is 0.4 seconds, what is its wavelength?
1.6 M
Explain how a prism refracts light