Waves
This is the name for the matter through which a wave travels.
What is the medium?
The name for the following Greek letter that represents wavelength: λ
Sound energy causes air to ____________ (a word meaning vibrate back-and-forth.)
What is oscillate?
FALSE
These electromagnetic light waves have the shortest wavelengths, and the highest frequencies.
What are gamma rays?
These are the names for the "highs" and "lows" in a transverse wave.
What are crests and troughs?
Another name for the number of completed wave cycles in a given time.
(OR- If standing at the beach, what is the name for how many wave crests hit you each second?)
What is frequency?
Another name for your eardrum, the sound-sensing mechanism in your ears.
What is the tympanic membrane?
These electromagnetic waves have the longest wavelengths.
What are radio waves?
This is the "name" to help you remember the order of the wavelengths of the colors in the visible light spectrum. (a.k.a. the colors of the rainbow, in order)
What is ROY G. BIV?
An ocean wave is an example of this type of wave.
What is a surface wave?
The distance between the crests (or troughs) of a wave.
What is the wavelength?
This is the unit for the speed of sound, used by jets traveling at supersonic speeds.
What is Mach?
This is the name for the "packets" of energy released from an electron returning to a lower energy level in an atom.
What is a photon?
The Law of Reflection: The angle of reflection equals the angle of __________.
What is incidence?
The type of waves that behave like a Slinky, with compressions and rarefactions.
What is a longitudinal wave?
The name for the distance from the rest position to a crest or a trough in a wave.
What is amplitude?
Sound travels fastest through which substances:
Liquids, solids or gases?
What are solids?
Light travels fastest through which substances:
Liquids, solids, or gases?
What are gases?
This is what it is called when light is transmitted into a transparent object and some of the light rays bend.
What is refraction?
Sound energy is transferred by this type of wave.
What are longitudinal waves?
The more energy a wave has, the greater its ____________.
What is amplitude?
For every second of delay between a lightning strike and the following thunder, you can calculate this amount of distance: ________
What is 1/5 of a mile?
__________ light causes you to feel the warmth of the sun, while __________ light can cause your skin to burn from the sun.
What is infrared and ultraviolet?
These are the names for the light-sensitive cells located in the retina of your eye.
What are rods and cones?