Waves
Which wave type has compressions and rarefractions
Longitudinal waves
Which of the electromagnetic spectrum waves has the lowest frequency?
Radio waves
What are the 3 parts of the ear
Outer, middle, and inner ear
When a wave strikes a surface and bounces off of it
Reflection
Why can we see
Visible light
What is the distance between to crests called?
Wavelength
Which of the electromagnetic waves has the highest frequency?
Gamma rays
This ear part collects sound waves
pinna
What is the bending of a wave as it moves from one medium to another
Refraction
Which is the clear lens that allows light into the eye
Cornea
What are the highest and lowest parts of a wave?
crest and trough
These waves can be used to view the inside of human bodies.
X-rays
Which part of the ear keeps our balance
Semicircular canals
Bending of a wave as it travels around an object
Diffraction
This transfers what you see to your brain
Optic nerve
What is it called when a medium ends and another begins
Boundary
These waves makes things be able to be seen
Visible light waves
This part of the ear vibrates to send impulses to your brain
Ear drum
Light that only travels in one direction
Polarization
This helps control the size of the pupil
Iris
Which waves specifically need a medium to be a wave
Mechanical waves
The acronym for all the visible light colors
ROY G BIV
This transfers what you hear to your brain
cochlear nerve
Light is redirected as it passes through a medium is an example of
Scattering
These are a bunch of cells that captures photons
Retina