Waves
Sound
Light and Color
Optics
Static Electricity
Current and Circuits
100

The distance between two crests of a wave is called its __________________.

Wavelength

100

What type of wave is sound?

Longitudinal

100

Name the three primary pigments (also known as the secondary colors of light). 

Cyan, magenta, yellow

100

What is the formula for Snell's Law?

n1sin theta 1 = n2sin theta 2

100

Static electricity, like freezer burn, is a contradictory two word phrase. What is the name for such a phrase?

Oxymoron

100

What is the equation V = IR known as?

Ohm's Law

200

There are two basic types of wave, depending on the direction of particle vibration. Name them

Longitudinal and transverse

200

In what unit is the loudness of sound measured?

Decibels

200

The prism causes white light to break up into the colors of the rainbow. This is called ______________. 

Dispersion

200

Images produced by diverging lenses and mirrors are always what, what and what?

reduced, virtual, upright

200

What is the name for this equation?

F  = kq1q1/d2

Coulomb's Law

200

Four 6-Ohm resistors are in a circuit. What is the minimum and maximum resistance?

1.5 to 24 Ohms

300

The inverse of the period of a wave is called its what AND is measured in what units?

Frequency/ Hertz

300

Sound causes regions of high pressure in the air called compressions and regions of low pressure called ___________________.


Rarefactions

300

What is the speed of light in a vacuum (within 5%)?


3 x 108 m/s

300

A light ray enters a pane of glass (n = 1.5) with an incident angle of 42o. What is the angle of refraction?

26.4 degrees

300

What is the value of k, in Coulomb's Law? Include units

9.0 x 109 N . m2/C2

300

Name 3 things a multimeter can measure

Voltage, resistance, current

400

What is the velocity of a wave with a period of 3 seconds and wavelength of 12 m?

4 m/s

400

Within 2 m/s, how fast does sound travel at the freezing temperature of water?

331 m/s

400

If the speed of light in a substance is 1 x 108 m/s, what is that object's index of refraction? 

3

400

An object is placed 3 cm in front of a converging lens and produces an image 6 cm behind the lens. What is the focal length f?

1/f = 1/do + 1/di

2 cm

400

If you see a bolt of lightning on a hot, summer night and 3 seconds later hear the boom, how far away was the strike (within 100 m)?

1035 m

400

What is the current in this circuit?

0.003 Amps

500

Correctly spell the name of this giant wave. 

Tsunami

500

What two frequencies, when sounded with Concert A (440 Hz) would produce a beat frequency of 3 Hertz?

437 and 443 Hz

500

Name the seven major parts of the Electromagnetic Spectrum from low frequency to high frequency. 

Radio, micro, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, Gamma rays

500

What is the critical angle for diamond, whose index of refraction is 2.42?  Sin theta = 1/n

24.4o

500

Two point charges have a 60 N repulsive force between them. If you double each charge, then quadruple the distance between them, what is the new repulsive force?

15 N

500

What is the total resistance in this circuit?

58.75 Ohms