Wave Properties
Crest
An example of a mechanical wave is _____.
Sound, water, or seismic
a vacuum and media
Light travels best through _____.
Space/a vacuum
Atoms are most compact in which state of matter?
Solids
What are the two components of a longitudinal wave?
Compressions and rarefactions
Mechanical waves travel best through _____.
Solids
Higher frequency waves have _____ energy.
Higher
In what direction does light travel?
Straight
Define conduction.
Heat transfer through direct contact.
The space between two crests or two troughs is called _____.
Wavelength
True or False: Micro waves are mechanical waves.
False
The EM waves with the longest wave length are _____.
Radio waves
The color of an object is the light that is being _____.
Reflected
Where on a rollercoaster is there the most kinetic energy?
At the bottom.
The distance between the resting period and the bottom of a trough is called _____.
Amplitude
Define medium.
Any matter that a wave travels through.
The EM waves with the shortest wavelength are _____.
Gamma waves
Name the colors of visible light in order from shortest wavelength to longest wavelength.
VIBGYOR
A bear is sitting on snow. How does heat transfer in this scenario?
Heat transfers from the bear to the ice.
As wavelength decreases, frequency _____.
Increases
What happens to sound as it moves from a solid to a liquid?
It slows down.
True or False: UVA rays are more harmful than UVB rays.
False
What occurs to light as it passes a prism?
It is refracted and all colors are shown.
Gas to solid
Deposition