Waves
Mechanical Waves
Electromagnetic Waves
Color
100
What are two characteristics of ALL waves?
Back and forth motion
and
Transfer of Energy
100
Can mechanical waves travel in the vacuum of space?
NO!
100
Can electromagnetic waves travel through the vacuum of space?
YES!
100
When looking at a white piece of paper, what color(s) is being reflected? What color(s) is being absorbed?
White contains ALL color, so all color is being reflected, no colors are being absorbed.
200
In a transverse wave, what is the highest part of the wave called?
Crest
200
Name the two kinds of mechanical waves.
Compression/Longitudinal
Transverse
200
If a laser is reflecting off a mirror at a 45 degree angle, what is the angle of incidence?
45 degrees
200
While looking at a red apple, what color(s) is being reflected? What color(s) is being absorbed?
Red is being reflected, every other color is being absorbed.
300
In a compression wave, what is the part where the waves are stretched apart called?
Rarefaction
300
What is a medium?
A substance or material
300
Which electromagnetic waves can human eyes see?
Visible Light Waves
300
What is the unknown gas, based on the spectral lines?
Xenon
400
What is the distance between the crest and crest of a wave called?
wavelength
400
What is the medium of ocean waves?
water
400
What is number 2?
Normal Line
400
What color cone receptors do we have in our eyes?
Red, Green, and Blue
500
What do we call the speed of a wave? (How often it happens)
Frequency
500
What is the medium of a spring (slinky)?
The metal or plastic that it is made of
500
What is it called when light bounces off an object?
Reflection
500
What color would we see if the electromagnetic wave had a wavelength of 650 nm?
Red