Wave Properties
The distance from one crest of a wave to the next crest is called this.
What is wavelength?
When a wave bounces off a surface, this occurs.
What is reflection?
Sound travels fastest through this type of medium.
What is a solid?
This type of electromagnetic wave is visible to the human eye.
What is visible light?
This device uses sound waves to measure the depth of the ocean.
What is sonar?
This measures how many waves pass a point in one second
What is frequency?
This happens when a wave bends as it passes from one medium to another.
What is refraction?
The name for the region of a sound wave that is spaced out,
What is a rarefaction?
These waves have the longest wavelength in the electromagnetic spectrum.
What are radio waves?
The shaking of Earth's surface during an earthquake is caused by these waves.
What are seismic waves?
The highest or lowest point of a wave, measured from its rest position, is called this
What is amplitude?
When two waves meet and combine to form a new wave, this is called what?
What is interference?
The name for the dense regions on a sound wave.
What is a compression ?
This type of wave is used by doctors to see inside the human body.
What are X-rays?
This type of electromagnetic wave is used for cooking food quickly.
What are microwaves?
The hills of a wave are also known as
What are crests?
This term describes the bending of waves around obstacles or through openings.
What is diffraction?
The perceived pitch of a sound depends on this property of the wave.
What is frequency?
The electromagnetic waves with the highest frequency are called this.
What are gamma rays?
What is the name of the waves used in medical imaging?
What is ultrasound?
The valleys of a wave are known as
What are troughs ?
This effect causes a change in frequency and wavelength of a wave as the source moves relative to an observer.
What is the Doppler effect?
This phenomenon occurs when the reflected sound wave reaches your ears after the original sound
What is an echo?
This is the order of colors in the visible spectrum, from longest to shortest wavelength
What is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet?
This natural phenomenon is caused by the refraction and dispersion of sunlight in raindrops
What is a rainbow?