Waves | Wave Behavior | Properties of Waves | Electromagnetic Spectrum | Vocabulary |
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What type of wave is shown below?
Transverse Waves
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What type of wave behavior is shown below?
Reflection
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What is the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time?
Frequency
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What color on the visible light spectrum has the highest frequency and shortest wavelength?
Violet
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What is the highest point of a wave?
Crest
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What are waves?
Waves are disturbances that transfer energy from place to place.
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What type of wave behavior is shown below?
Refraction
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What is the distance a wave travels in one unit of time?
Speed
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What type of waves on the electromagnetic spectrum have the lowest frequency and longest wavelength?
Radio Waves
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What is the lowest point of a wave?
Trough
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What type of wave needs a medium to travel?
Mechanical Waves
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What wave behavior is this scenario an example of?
Scenario: Using a mirror to put on make-up.
Reflection
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What is the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave?
Wavelength
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What color on the visible light spectrum has the lowest frequency and longest wavelength?
Red
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What is the part on a longitudinal wave where the particles are pressed together?
Compression
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What type of wave is shown below?
Longitudinal Waves
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What wave behavior is this scenario an example of?
Scenario: The light enters the window.
Diffraction
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What is the maximum distance a wave moves away from the rest position?
Amplitude
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What type of waves on the electromagnetic spectrum are used for mobile phone signals?
Microwaves
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What is the material through which a wave travels?
Medium
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What type of wave doesn't need a medium to travel?
Electromagnetic Waves
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What type of wave behavior is shown below?
Diffraction
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What is the quality of sound that can be determined by the number of vibrations produced?
Pitch
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What type of waves on the electromagnetic spectrum have the highest frequency and shortest wavelength?
Gamma Rays
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What is the part on a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart?
Rarefaction
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