Wave Vocabulary
Wave Interactions
EM Spectrum
Sound Waves
Trivia
100
The highest point of a transverse wave
Crest!
100
This happens when two waves collide and produce one larger amplitude wave
Constructive Interference
100
This wave type has the most energy of all
Gamma Rays
100
True or false: Sound waves require a medium.
True
100
The human eye is shaped like what type of lens?
Convex
200
The measurement from one trough of a transverse wave to the next trough
Wavelength
200
This is what happens when any wave bounces off a surface and continues moving
Bonus: What do we call it when a sound wave does this?
Reflection
Bonus: Echo
200
Which wave type on the EM spectrum has the narrowest, or smallest, range
Visible Light
200
Because sound waves compress the matter of the medium parallel to the direction of the wave's movement, they are called _____________ waves
Longitudinal
200
Which of the following have no impact on the speed of sound in a medium?
-Density
-Temperature
-Elasticity
-Reactivity
Reactivity
300
The number of waves that pass by a point in a given amount of time
Frequency
300
This type of mirror reflects light in a way to produce a larger than life image
Concave Mirror (Makeup Mirror)
Right side up + Larger up close
Upside down + smaller when far
300
Waves on the EM spectrum are primarily ordered by their increasing _______________
Frequency
300
Rank the speed of sound in the different states of matter, starting with the slowest and increasing in speed
Gas, Liquid, Solid
300
What is a prism?
A tool used to refract white light into separate colors
400
The part of a longitudinal wave where the medium is the least compressed
Rarefaction
400
When a wave hits an opening in a barrier or bends around an obstacle, it _______________
Diffracts (Diffraction)
400
This wave type has the largest wavelength of all
Radio Waves
400
Longer or larger objects vibrate to produce _________ sounds compared to smaller or shorter objects.
Lower pitch
400
What is this an example of?
Interference! Dark spots are destructive, lighter spots are constructive
500
Any wave that has higher energy compared to another wave must have a higher ________________
Amplitude
500
What is going on here?
Refraction (bending of light as it enters the water)
500
True or False:
Gamma Rays are faster moving than any other type of wave on the EM Spectrum
False
500
When you increase the amplitude of a sound wave, what happens to the noise?
It gets Louder
500
The name for waves that do not require a medium are called ________________________
Electromagnetic Waves