Concave and convex lens
Types of waves
Electromagnetic spectrum
Wave behaviors
Vocab
100
Known as a diverging lens. Helps with nearsightedness too
What is a concave lens?
100
A repeating disturbance that transfers energy
What is a wave?
100
Which electromagnetic wave has the LONGEST wavelength?
What are radio waves?
100
The process where waves—typically light, sound, or water—bounce off a surface
What is reflection?
100
A physical substance—solid, liquid, or gas—that transmits energy
What is a medium?
200
Known as a converging lens. Helps with farsightedness too
What are convex lens?
200
Transverse waves that transfer electrical and magnetic energy
What are electromagnetic waves?
200
Which wave has the SHORTEST wavelength?
What are gamma rays?
200
The bending of waves as they pass from one transparent medium into another
What is refraction?
200
Perception of frequency of sound
What is pitch?
300
Used in cameras
What are concave lenses?
300
A wave that moves a medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels
What are longitudinal waves?
300
On the spectrum, which waves can cause skin cancer/melanoma?
What are UV rays?
300
The process where a wave transfers its energy to the matter it encounters
What is absorption?
300
The measurement from crest to crest or from trough to trough
What is wavelength?
400
Used in microscopes
What are convex lenses?
400
A wave that moves a medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels
What are transverse waves?
400
On the visible light spectrum, based on the knowledge of ROY G. BIV, which color has the shortest wavelength?
What is violet?
400
Physical particles/energy spreading
What is diffusion?
400
The measurement from the crest to the resting point
What is amplitude?
500
What type of lens are used in a pair of binoculars?
Both, one on each side
500
A wave that requires a medium to travel
What is a mechanical wave?
500
On the spectrum, what rays are used in advanced medical technology?
What are X-Rays?
500
The bending, spreading, and scattering of waves when they encounter an obstacle or pass through a narrow opening
What is diffraction?
500
The number of waves that pass in a certain amount of time
What is frequency?