Parts of a Wave
Colors and Light
Sound
Vocabulary
Light Continued
100
The top part of a wave is called?
Crest
100
What is white light made of?
All colors of the rainbow
100
Sound is measured in units called
decibels
100
A medium in which energy moves is called
a wave
100
How does a prism separate color?
It bends each light
200
The lowest part of a wave is called?
Trough
200
What are the seven colors of the rainbow?
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
200
name two parts of the ear
answers may vary
200
to move back and forth continuously and quickly
vibrate
200
The amount of time a wave passes through a given point every second is called...
Frequency
300
The distance from one crest to another is called...
Wavelength
300
Give an example of a transparent, translucent, and opaque object.
Answers will vary
300
Sound travels in
waves
300
The sending back of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
reflection
300
Why might you want to wear black on a cold day?
it absorbs all colors
400
The height of a wave is called?
Amplitude
400
Why is it good to wear a white shirt on a hot day?
because white reflects all colors
400
What part of the ear vibrates when sound hits it
eardrum
400
The changing direction of a wave when it passes through a different surface
refraction
400
When light is absorbed, what does it turn into?
heat
500
Fill in the names for all the parts of a wave.
1. Wavelength 2. Amplitude 3. Crest 4. Trough
500
When you see a purple flower, why does it look purple?
Because it reflects purples and absorbs all the other colors
500
What are the three parts of the ear
The outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear
500
having an outline that curves inward
concave
500
The point where light beams meet after they pass through a lens is called the ______.
Focal Point
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