2 Semester Final study Guide Flashcards
Give an example of a transverse wave and name the parts.
Water, Wavelength, Crest, and Trough.
Give an example of a Compressional wave and name the parts.
Sound wave, Compression.
The sun shines through a light rain and creates a rainbow. What property of light waves is being demonstrated? Explain your answer.
Visible light is being demonstrated because the light of the rainbow is visible.
Explain how the wavelength and frequency of a wave are related to the amount of energy in the wave.
The wavelength and frequency of a wave are related to the waves energy because they are parts of the wave.
Your standing in a large empty building and as you talk you hear your voice come back to you after a second or two. What property of waves is being demonstrated? Explain your answer.
Reflection is being demonstrated because when you talk your voice bounces off the walls and then comes back to you.
What property of the sun controls the orbit of the planets?
Rarefraction
The four inner planets of are solar system are described by what term?
Terrestrial planets
Place the planets in the correct order with the planet closest to the sun first.
Mercy, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
The orbit of most planets are what shape?
Elliptical
Objects in space are held together by what?
Gravity
What occurs during a lunar eclipse?
The moon passes though the earths shadow.
When the illuminated surface of the moon gets smaller it is what?
Waning
