Waves 2 Quiz

Question 0

What are the 7 parts of the electromagnetic spectrum

Answer 0

RADIO
MICRO
INFARED
VISIBLE
ULTRAVIOLET
X-RAY
GAMMA

Question 1

Cause of electromagnetic waves

Answer 1

Charged particle is accelerated or decelerated

Vibration of the electric charge

Question 2

What are the 6 parts of EMC

Answer 2

Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Absorption 
Scattering
Transmission

Question 3

What is reflection

Answer 3

Incoming light hit object, equal and opposite

Mirror

Question 4

Refraction

Answer 4

When light waves change direction as it passes through a medium

Separating colors on a prism

Question 5

Diffraction

Answer 5

Bending or separating of waves

Spectrometer rainbow

Question 6

Absorption

Answer 6

Photons from incident hit molecules, vibration occurs

Skin and sun

Question 7

Scattering

Answer 7

Light bounces off object in different directions

Sky blue

Question 8

Transmission

Answer 8

Light goes through transparent medium, doesn’t change

Window

Question 9

Constructive and destructive interference

Answer 9

C- crest overlaps crest; trough overlaps trough, amp increase

D- crest overlaps trough, amp descreases

Question 10

Doppler effect

Answer 10

Sound approaches: waves compress, wl appears to decrease, f increases, p increases

Sound moves away: waves spread apart, wl increases, f decreases, p decrease