Waves
Waves transfer ___________ and not ____________.
energy , matter
Highest part of a wave.
What is the crest?
Which color has the shortest wavelength?
Violet
Sound travels fastest in a ___________ because of the decreased distance between the particles.
solid
__________ waves need a medium to travel through.
What is mechanical?
Distance from one point to next same point.
What is a wavelength?
Highest energy waves on the Electromagnetic Spectrum.
Gamma
How is sound produced?
What is vibrations?
Sound waves travel relatively ___________ compared to light waves.
slow
Lowest part of a wave.
What is trough?
Which color has the longest wavelength?
Red
What type of waves is a sound wave?
What is longitudinal wave?
_______________ waves do not need a medium to travel through.
What is electromagnetic?
Dense area of a longitudinal wave?
What is compression?
Electromagnetic waves travel fastest in this medium ___________.
vacuum
Sound travels slowest in a _________ because of the increase distance between the particles.
gas
Name three (3) examples of a medium.
Air, solid, water
Spread out region of a longitudinal wave?
What is rarefraction?
List the Electromagnetic Spectrum waves in order.
Radio, Microwaves, Infrared, Visible Light, Ultraviolet Light, X-Ray, Gamma
What unit is the loudness of a sound measured in?
What is decibels?