Name That Wave
This type of wave needs a medium to travel
What is a sound wave
This is the distance between two crests of a wave
These waves have the longest wavelength
What are radio waves.
This uses sound waves to detect objects underwater
What is sonar
This when light bends in a medium
This type of wave can travel through a solid the fastest.
What is a sound wave.
This is how many waves pass a point per second.
What is frequency
These waves are used to cook food.
What are microwaves
This uses light to send out internet or phone signals
What are fiber optics
This object separates white light into colors
What is a prism.
This wave can travel through time and space without assistance.
What is a light wave.
This part of a wave shows its energy or its volume.
What is amplitude
These waves have the highest frequency.
What are gamma rays
These waves carry energy but do not need a medium
What are electromagnetic waves
This color has the shortest wavelengths on the EM spectrum.
What is violet
Sound is this type of wave
What is a longitudinal wave
The formula used to calculate wave speed
What is v = fλ?
What does ROYGBIV stand for on the EM spectrum?
What is: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, indigo
These waves are used during store checkout lines.
What are infrared waves
When light bounces off an object, this is referred to as
What is reflection
Longitudinal waves consists of what two parts?
What is Rarefaction and compressions
This is named after the top part of a transverse wave
What is the crest
Put these waves in order from lowest to highest energy: infrared, X-rays, radio
What is radio → infrared → X-rays?
A wave has a frequency of 5 Hz and a wavelength of 2 meters. What is its speed?
An object like a pencil looks distorted in water because of
What is refraction