Waves I
EM Spectrum
Waves II
General
General
100
What kind of wave is this?
Transverse Wave
100
What is the only part of the spectrum that humans can see?
Visible Light
100
The highest part of a wave
Crest
100
How many pairs of chromosomes in the human body?
23
100
Protons have what charge
Positive
200
How do you measure the amplitude of a transverse wave?
Resting position to top of crest or bottom of trough
200
What wave has the lowest frequency?
Radiowaves
200
The lowest part of a wave
Trough
200
What is the term for an angle greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees?
Obtuse
200
H20 has how many atoms?
3
300
What is the speed of sound?
343 m/s
300
Heat lamps are an example of what
Infrared waves
300
What color has the lowest frequency?
Red
300
Gala, Fuji, Honeycrisp, and McIntosh are all popular varieties of what fruit?
Apples
300
The angles of a triangle sum up to what number?
180
400
Sounds waves travel best through what state of matter
Solid
400
Hospitals use what waves to sanitize
UV rays
400
True or False : Radio waves travel faster than gamma rays
False
400
Changing leaf colors is the result of a slowdown in the production of what green pigment during Fall?
Chlorophyll
400
If a rabbit with blue eyes (bb) mates with a rabbit with brown eyes (BB), what are the chances that their offspring will have brown eyes?
100%
500
Particles move _____________ to the direction of the wave
Perpendicular
500
Gamma rays have high energy which means it has a ______ wavelength and ______ frequency.
Short and High
500
Waves that move particles parallel to the direction in which the wave is moving
Longitudinal Waves
500
Mammals and birds experience a unique phase of sleep characterized by random quick motion in the eyes accompanied by low muscle tone throughout the body and the propensity of the sleeper to dream vividly. What’s the common three-letter abbreviation for this phase?
REM
500
An octopus has how many hearts?
3