EM Spectrum
Waves
Wave Interactions
Wave anatomy
Waves
100
Which color has the shortest wavelength?
Violet
100
Waves transfer ___________ and not ______________.
energy, matter
100
When light enters an object and doesn't leave
absorbtion
100
Highest part of a wave?
Crest
100
With your hand, how does a transverse wave move?
Sketch on your paper.
200
Highest energy waves on the electromagnetic spectrum.
Gamma
200
______________ waves need a medium to travel through.
Mechanical
200
When a wave hits an object and bounces off at the same angle.
Reflection
200
Distance from one point to next same point.
What is wavelength?
200
With your hand, how does a longitudinal/compression wave move?
Sketch on your paper.
300
Which color has the longest wavelength?
Red
300
Sound waves travel relatively ___________ compared to light waves.
slow
300
When a wave spreads out after an opening or object.
Diffraction
300
Lowest part of a wave.
Trough
400
What word means above violet?
What word means below red?
Ultraviolet
Infrared
400
__________________ waves do not need a medium to travel through.
Electromagnetic
400
When a wave changes speeds and direction as it moves from one medium to another.
Refraction
400
Dense area of a longitudinal wave?
Compression
500
List the Electromagnetic Spectrum waves in order.
Largest wavelength to smallest.
Radio, Microwaves, Infrared, Visible Light, Ultraviolet, X-Ray Waves, Gamma Rays
500
Name 3 examples of a medium.
Air, ground, water
Solid, Liquid, Gas
500
When two waves overlap and either combine or cancel.
Interference
Draw constructive and destructive interference
500
Spread out region of a longitudinal wave?
Rarefaction