Measuring Waves
How is the amplitude of a wave affected by the amount of energy the wave carries?
Greater the amplitude, the more energy
What is the acronym for the colours of visible light from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength?
ROYGBIV
Used to see bones
X-Rays
Which has a longer wavelength? Gamma Rays or Microwaves
Gamma Rays
The wavelength of a wave is measured in?
Meters
Which has more energy? Indigo or Yellow Light
Indigo
Used to treat cancer
Radiation from Gamma Rays
What is one real life example of a longitudinal wave?
Sound Wave
Frequency of a wave is measured in?
Hz ( Hertz)
A mirror will ______ a light wave.
Reflect
The distance between the identical point in two waves.
Wavelength
Used by Cell Phones and Wi-Fi
Radio Waves
What is one real life example of a transverse wave?
Light
How is the frequency and wavelength related?
As one increases the other decreases
Light will _______ when passing from one medium to another.
Refract
How far a wave moves vertically from its resting point
Amplitude
Used to make popcorn
Microwaves
What medium does sound travel fastest through?
Solids
What affects the speed of a wave?
the medium it is traveling through
Which colour bends the most on the electromagnetic spectrum?
Violet
Used by heat lamps
Infrared
Define Rarefaction
A region of reduced density and pressure in a medium, often caused by the passage of a wave.