Characteristics of Waves
Not toothpaste, but it is the highest point of a transverse wave.
The Crest
There are this number of colors in the visible light spectrum.
7
The individual particle of light.
Photon
The bouncing of a wave off of an object
Reflection
This detects objects underwater.
Sonar
Derives its name from something animal eats out of. THe lowest part of a wave
The Trough
This color has a middle frequency and look great on grass.
Green
300,000
The bending of a wave around or through a medium.
Refraction
Amplitude is related to this part of a wave.
The height
The length of an entire wave
The Wavelength
The color purple, though a movie title, is split into two separate colors in the visible light spectrum.
Indigo and Violet.
Light has the ability to travel around the earth this many times in one second.
7.5
If you look at yourself in the mirror, what property of a wave is occurring?
Reflection
This wave requires a medium to travel through.
Mechanical Wave.
The more energy that is put into this wave, the ______ increases.
Amplitude
This color has the highest frequency and the shortest wavelength.
Violet
In Einstein's E=MC2, the "C" stands for this.
Speed of Light
The energy of a transverse wave travels _________ to the direction of the wave.
Perpendicular
When particles of a longitudinal wave are close together.
Compression.
If the energy of a wave increases, the frequency _________.
Increases.
This is the most common color to be unseen in those who are color blind.
Red
Light has a mass of _____kg
0
This waves energy travels parallel to its direction.
Longitudinal
This is what electromagnetic waves travel through. Another word for empty space.
Vacuum.