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WAVES
EM WAVES
SOUND
LIGHT
WAVES 2
100

Particles move up and down perpendicular to the direction of the wave energy.

What is a transverse wave?

100
Longest wavelength of EM Waves.
What are radio waves?
100

A sound wave is a ____________ wave.

What is longitudinal?

100

Visible Light is categorised as this type of wave.

What is electromagnetic? (I'll accept transverse)

100
A technology that uses sound waves to produce an image.

What is ultrasound or sonar?

200

Particles move back and forth in the same direction as the wave energy.

What is a longitudinal wave?

200
The shortest wavelength on the EM Spectrum.
What are gamma rays?
200
A higher frequency sound will have a _______ wavelength, when compared to a sound with a lower frequency.

What is shorter?

200

When light bounces off a smooth surface, this is called..

What is a reflection?

200
A very loud high pitch sound will have a _______(large/small) amplitude and a _________(long or short) wavelength.

What is large and short?

300
Waves transfer ___________ not matter.
What is energy?
300
The type of EM waves that are used to see bones in the body.
What are X rays?
300

A compression on a sound wave will correspond to what feature of a transverse wave? (Crest, trough, equilibrium or frequency)

What is a crest?

300

When light passes through from air to a clear substance, this bending of light is called ___________.

What is refraction?

300

An area of low density air particles in a sound wave is called a ______________.

What is a rarefaction?

400

An example of a mechanical wave is ____________. (A wave that cannot travel through a vacuum, and needs matter).

What is a sound wave?

400

Type of EM waves used in telecommunications.

What are Microwaves or Radio waves?

400

Sound travels faster through which of the three physical states. (Gas, liquidor a solid)

What is a solid? (Sound travels faster through denser material)

400

When light passes through a clear substance that is denser than air (higher refractive index), it will bend _________ the normal.

What is towards?

400

A technology that utilises infrared light radiation is _________.

What is night vision goggles, cooking or heating?

500
Wave that can travel through the vacuum of empty space.
What are electromagnetic waves?
500
The type of EM Waves that have a frequency just above visible light.
What are ultraviolet waves?
500

An area of high pressure or high density of particles in a sound wave.

What is a compression?

500

An example of refraction applied to everyday situations could be __________.

What is reading glasses, magnification or depth illusions in water.

500

The speed of light in a vacuum is ___________

What is 300,000 km/sec? (3x10^8 m/sec)