Waves
Sound Waves
Light Waves
Wave Behavior
Real-World Waves
100
The highest point of a wave

What is a crest

100

Sound waves are this type of wave

What is a longitudinal wave
100

Light is this type of wave

What is electromagnetic wave

100

Coach Coffey's dream job is to 

What is play on the PGA

100

Cell phones use these types of waves to send signals

What are radio waves

200

The lowest point of a wave 

What is a trough

200

This part of the ear collects sound waves

What is the outer ear

200

This happens when light bends as it moves from one medium to another

What is refraction

200

This wave moves perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer

What are transverse waves

200

This type of wave moves through Earth's crust during and earthquake

What is are seismic waves

300

The distance from one crest to the next crest

What is a wavelength

300

This unit measures the frequency of sound waves

What are Hertz

300

Coach Coffey graduated high school in this year

What is 2020

300

A wave that bends around an obstacle is called

What is diffraction

300

Doctors use this type of wave to see inside the human body

What is X-rays and Ultrasound waves

400

This property of a wave determines its energy

What is its Amplitude

400
Sound cannot travel through space because

What is there is no medium in space to carry sound

400

This color of visible light has the shortest wavelength

What is violet

400

A wave's energy is taken in by a material instead of being reflected or transmitted

What is absorption

400

Noise-canceling headphones use this to stop unwanted noise

What is wave interference

500

Coach Coffey's favorite hockey team is 

What is the Las Vegas Golden Knights

500

This term describes sound waves reflecting off surfaces, creating an echo

What is a reflection

500

This phenomenon creates rainbows by separating white light into different colors

What is dispersion

500

When two sound waves with slightly different frequencies create a pulsing sound, it is a 

What is a beat frequency

500

This electromagnetic wave has the highest energy

What are gamma rays