light & sound waves Flashcards
sound waves travel fastest through
solids
sound waves travel slowest through
gas
light waves travel fastest through
gas
light waves travel slowest through
solids
we see an apple is red because it ______ red and _____ all the other colors
reflect;absorbs
sound waves mostly travel as ______ waves
longitudal
light waves mostly travel as ______ waves
tranverse
how many wave crests pass through a point in a certain time
frequency
how high or how low a sound seems to the observer & is measured in hertz
pitch
how tall or short the wave is
amplitude
distance between two crests is
wavelength
highest surface part of a wave
crest
visible light is part of the ________ ________ which includes gamma and radio waves
electromagnetic spectrum
an object bending or becoming bigger/smaller in water is an example of
refraction
a mirror is an example of
reflection