light & sound waves

Question 1

sound waves travel fastest through

Answer 1

solids

Question 2

sound waves travel slowest through

Answer 2

gas

Question 3

light waves travel fastest through

Answer 3

gas

Question 4

light waves travel slowest through

Answer 4

solids

Question 5

we see an apple is red because it ______ red and _____ all the other colors

Answer 5

reflect;absorbs

Question 6

sound waves mostly travel as ______ waves

Answer 6

longitudal

Question 7

light waves mostly travel as ______ waves

Answer 7

tranverse

Question 8

how many wave crests pass through a point in a certain time

Answer 8

frequency

Question 9

how high or how low a sound seems to the observer & is measured in hertz

Answer 9

pitch

Question 10

how tall or short the wave is

Answer 10

amplitude

Question 11

distance between two crests is

Answer 11

wavelength

Question 12

highest surface part of a wave

Answer 12

crest

Question 13

visible light is part of the ________ ________ which includes gamma and radio waves

Answer 13

electromagnetic spectrum

Question 14

an object bending or becoming bigger/smaller in water is an example of

Answer 14

refraction

Question 15

a mirror is an example of

Answer 15

reflection

Question 16

light bending and going around an object is an example of

Answer 16

diffraction