Properties of Waves
The height of the wave is called what?
Amplitude
What EM waves have the longest wavelength?
Radio Waves
What kind of waves are sound waves?
Longitudinal
An example of a reflected sound wave is called what?
Echo
The speed of sound depends on what two things?
Medium and temperature
The back surface of the eye is called what?
The retina
Light spreading out in multiple directions is called what?
Scattering
The highest point on a wave is called what?
Crest
What EM waves carry the most energy?
Gamma rays
Sound waves produce what?
Vibrations
Using reflected light waves to find objects is called what?
Echolocation
Does sound travel faster in the cold or in the heat?
The heat
What two structures allow us to see color?
Rods and Cones
What color light scatters most
Blue
Frequency
What EM waves allow you to feel heat?
Infrared Waves
A medium
What does SONAR stand for?
Sound Navigation and Ranging
Pitch depends on what?
Frequency
Farsightedness is called what?
Hyperopia
Rainbows are created by what?
Refraction
When a wave bends as it enters a new medium it is called what?
Refraction
300,000,000 m/s
How many tiny bones are in your ear?
3
Constructive interference of sound waves produces a wave with a larger what?
Amplitude
Frequency is measured in what?
Hertz
Translucent
Light waves do not diffract well around what?
Large objects or buildings
It increases
One of the most common types of hearing loss is called what?
Tinnitus
When a shock wave reaches your ear it produces what?
Sonic boom
Decibel
Objects that are not see through are called what?
Opaque
Light becomes dim due to what?
Absorption