Waves General
What is the highest point of the wave?
The Crest
Red is part of this section of the Electromagnetic Spectrum...
Visible Light
What is sound caused by?
Vibrations
What moon phase occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned in that order?
A Full Moon
Why is a blue shirt blue and not red?
It reflects blue light and absorbs the other colors.
What is the distance from crest to crest?
Wavelength
Which part of the Electromagnetic Spectrum with the longest wavelength?
Radio Waves
How do sounds get from their source to your ears?
Through vibrations in a medium
Where is it summer when the Earth-s Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun?
The Southern Hemisphere
What part of the electromagnetic spectrum has the most energy?
Gamma Rays
Why are your computer covers black and not white?
The black computer cover absorbs all wavelengths of visible light.
Which part of the Electromagnetic Spectrum has the shortest frequency?
Gamma Rays
What is it called when sound waves are pushed together?
Compression
What is it called when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking all or part of the Sun's light?
A Solar Eclipse
What wave of the electromagnetic spectrum travels the fastest?
They all travel the same speed.
What is the resting point of a wave to the crest?
Amplitude
Which type of wave in the electromagnetic spectrum is associated with heat?
Infrared
What type of wave is sound?
Longitudinal Wave
What is relative dating?
When the deeper layers are older, and the top layers are more recent.
Name two things that would be different now if Earth never collided with Theia
1. No Tilt 2. No Moon 3. No Seasons
How does a prism change white light into a rainbow?
Refraction
What is the phenomenon called when light bends as it passes through a different medium, such as an arrow appearing to point backward in a glass of water?
Refraction
What is it called when sound waves are pulled apart?
Rarefaction
How do scientists determine the age of objects?
Carbon-14 (Radio Metric Dating)
What is the main difference in wavelengths and energy between visible light and ultraviolet light?
Visible Light has longer wavelengths and lower energy
Ultraviolet Light has shorter wavelengths and higher energy