Wave Properties
Hot House
Wave to the EM
Speed of light
100
This is the highest point of a wave
What are peak/crest
100
A green house gas
What are: CO2, Methan, Water, NO2
100
The lowest energy wave type
What is radio
100
The unit meaning waves per second
What is Hz
200
The number of waves in 1 second
What is frequency
200
What happens when a solid heats up
More vibration
200
This wavetype can be used to see heat signatures
What is IR
200
The speed of light (with units)
What is 300 000 000 m/s
300
The distance from one peak to the next peak
What is wavelength
300
When a wavetype passess through a substance without interaction
What is transmission / transmits
300
The color with the highest energy
What is purple
300
Which of the following sounds would have the shortest wavelength?
A. Thunder (75Hz)
B. Soprano singer(2000Hz)
C. Cat's meow (500Hz)
B
400
A measure of a waves height
What is amplitude
400
How GHG heat up the earth
Trap more IR in the atmosphere
400
This wavetype can cause AND treat cancer
What is Gamma
400
The meaning of this equation
c = lamda nu
What is c = speed of light, L = wavelength, v = frequency
500
The relationship between energy, wavelength and frequency
What is as E inc, WL inc, Freq inc
500
Make a claim from this graph
What is as CO2 inc temp inc
500
** Daily Double **
The order of wavetypes from Highest energy to Lowest energy
What is:
Gamma, xray, UV, Vis, IR, Micro, Radio
500
** Daily double**
What is 1000 Hz