Electromagnetic Spectrum/Waves

Question 1

Which colors of visible light have the highest frequency?

Answer 1

VIOLET

Question 2

What is white light?

What is diffraction?

Answer 2

WHITE LIGHT IS ALL THE FREQUENCIES OF ROYGBIV TOGETHER. DIFFRACTION BREAKS UP ROYGBIV INTO ITS FREQUENCIES

Question 3

If I were planning a trip to the zoo and was going to be walking around in the sun all day… should I wear a black or white t-shirt? WHY? ?

Answer 3

WHITE SHIRT – IT REFLECTS ALL FREQUENCIES OF LIGHT. (BLACK – ABSORBS ALL FREQUENCIES OF LIGHT)

Question 4

Apples appear red because they ________ red light frequencies??

Answer 4

REFLECTS

Question 5

What property of a wave accounts for the colors we see?

Answer 5

THE WAVES FREQUENCY

Question 6

Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum has the highest frequency?

Answer 6

GAMMA RAYS

Question 7

Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum has the longest wavelengths? How large can they be?

Answer 7

RADIO – AS LONG AS A FOOTBALL FIELD

Question 8

Cell phones use what type of waves from the EM spectrum?

Answer 8

MICROWAVES

Question 9

Some animals can detect their prey by using thermal radiation or body heat? Which part of the EM spectrum is this?

Answer 9

INFRARED

Question 10

List the EM spectrum in order starting with the highest frequencies moving to the lowest.

Answer 10

GAMMA, X-RAY, ULTRAVIOLET, VISUAL LIGHT, INFRARED LIGHT, MICROWAVES, RADIO WAVES

Question 11

What do ALL waves transfer?

Answer 11

ENERGY

Question 12

The amplitude of a wave shows how much ________ a wave is carrying?

Answer 12

ENERGY

Question 13

What is the property that is the highest part of a wave?

What is the property that is the lowest part of a wave?

Answer 13

CREST, TROUGH

Question 14

What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

Answer 14

LONGER WAVELENGTH = LOWER FREQUENCY, SHORTER WAVELENGTH = HIGHER FREQUENCY

Question 15

If you found an unknown wave how could you identify what kind of wave it is? Name 3 things you could do!

Answer 15

MEASURE WAVELENGTH, MEASURE FREQUENCY, MEASURE AMPLITUDE

Question 16

What does the word Perpendicular Mean and how does it relate to waves?

Answer 16

CREATES A RIGHT ANGLE OR 90 DEGREE ANGLE – THE WAVE MOVES IN A PERPENDICULAR MOTION OF THE DISTURBANCE. (TRANSVERSE)

Question 17

What does the word parallel mean and how does that relate to waves?

Answer 17

TWO LINES THAT WILL NEVER CROSS – THE WAVE MOVES IN A PARALLEL MOTION OF THE DISTURBANCE. (LONGITUDINAL)

Question 18

Snapping a rope is an example of what time of wave??

Answer 18

TRANSVERSE

Question 19

A slinky is an example of what type of wave??

Answer 19

LONGITUDINAL

Question 20

What type of waves can travel through empty space? EXPLAIN!

Answer 20

LIGHT WAVES – SUNLIGHT CAN TRAVEL THROUGH THE EMPTY SPACE OF THE UNIVERSE AND MAKE ITS WAY TO EARTH

Question 21

On the blank sheet of paper, draw the diagram of the eye and label it using all the 7 parts that we learned yesterday!

Answer 21

CORNEA, IRIS, LENS, OPTIC NERVE, PUPIL, RETINA, VITREOUS