Mechanical Waves
Electromagnetic Waves
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Wave Properties
100
The three mediums
What are solids, liquids, and gases?
100
Electromagnetic waves differ from mechanical waves in that they can travel through this.
What is a vacuum?
100
All waves carry
What is energy?
100
The full range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation is called
What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
200
From crest to crest OR trough to trough on a transverse wave.
What is wavelength?
200
The higher the frequency the ______ the energy.
What is higher?
200
These waves have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies. They are commonly used in radar, cell phone, and television technology.
What are radio waves?
200
Sound waves travel as ______ (longitudinal or transverse)?
What is longitudinal?
300
All mechanical waves travel through this.
What is a medium?
300
While speed of an electromagnetic wave is always the same, these two properties of waves can change.
What is wavelength and frequency?
300
These waves have the highest frequencies and shortest wavelengths. They are commonly used in cancer treatment, but can be deadly in high concentrations.
What are gamma rays?
300
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
What is 4?
400
The two types of mechanical waves discussed in class.
What are longitudinal (sound) wave & transverse?
400
For waves in any medium, as the wavelength decreases, what happens to the frequency?
What is increases?
400
Makes up a small portion of our electromagnetic spectrum and is the only electromagnetic wave type that we can see.
What is visible light?
400
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
What is B & F?
500
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
What is wavelength?
500
What is the order of colors in a rainbow?
ROY G BIV
Red orange yellow green blue indigo violet
500
The electromagnetic spectrum ranks electromagnetic waves based upon these two properties.
What are wavelength and frequency?
500
Which has the longest wavelength?
What is a radio wave?