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1
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number of waves produced by a source per unit time

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frequency

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cycles per second

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frequency

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Hertz or Hz

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frequency

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4
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wavelength

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distance between two successive points in phase with each other

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Meter or M

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wavelength

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vector quantity of a wave

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velocity

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fill in the blanks: All EM waves are propagated with same speed equal to ——

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3.0 x 10 (raise to 8) meters per second

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8
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consists of magnitude and direction

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velocity

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9
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displacement travelled by the wave per unit time

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velocity

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10
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Meters per second (m/s)

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velocity

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11
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symbol of wavelength

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lambda

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fill in the blanks: All nonzero digits are ———

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significant

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13
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fill in the blanks: —— between nonzero digits are significant

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zeros

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14
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fill in the blanks: Zeros at the —— of a measurement are never significant

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beginning

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15
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fill in the blanks: Zeros at the end of a measurement are significant if they contain a ——– ——

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decimal point

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16
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fill in the blanks: A — on top of a zero makes it significant

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bar

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17
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disturbance in a medium

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wave

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18
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fill in the blanks: For addition and subtraction, the —- —- determine the final answer

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place values

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19
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fill in the blanks: For multiplication and division, the number of ———– —— determine the final answer

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significant digits

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20
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shorten expressions of very large or very small measurements

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scientific notations

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21
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fill in the blanks: If the quantity is very small and you want to express it in scientific notation, the exponent is a ——– number

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negative

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22
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fill in the blanks: If the quantity is very big and you want to express it in scientific notation, the exponent is a ——– number

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positive

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23
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fill in the blanks: The first coefficient in a scientific notation comes ———- - — –.

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between 1 and 10

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24
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What letter represents Planck’s constant?

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h

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25
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What is the expression for h?

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6.63 x 10 (raise to -34) J s

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26
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What does J mean?

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joules

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27
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highest point in a transverse wave

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crest

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28
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lowest point in a transverse wave

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trough

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29
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two types of waves

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mechanical

electromagnetic

30
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fill in the blanks: Mechanical waves are further classified based on the ——— – ———.

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direction of vibration

31
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direction of vibration is perpendicular to the direction of propagation

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transverse

32
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direction of vibration is parallel to the direction of propagation

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longitudinal

33
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high density of particles in a longitudinal wave

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compression

34
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low density of particles in a longitudinal wave

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rarefaction

35
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transverse seismic waves

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S waves

36
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longitudinal seismic waves

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P waves

37
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type of transverse wave that can propagate through a vacuum (or air)

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electromagnetic waves

38
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fill in the blanks: Electromagnetic waves are further classified based on their —— ————.

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varied frequencies

39
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What does it mean when two successive points in a wave are in phase with each other?

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They have the same mode of vibration or position.

They follow one another.

40
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Refers to how fast the wave is propagated and in what direction the propagation is

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velocity

41
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fill in the blanks: Waves with —— frequencies have short ————

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high, wavelengths

42
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fill in the blanks: Waves with low frequencies have —- ————

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long wavelengths

43
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fill in the blanks: Having the same velocity, an EM wave with —- frequency has short ———- and vice versa

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high, wavelength

44
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type of an EM wave with very high frequency or ultra high frequency

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radio waves

45
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equal to 3.0 x 10 (raise to 8) m/s for EM waves

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velocity

46
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region in the EM spectrum with the longest wavelength and lowest frequency

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radio wave

47
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extraterrestrial sources of radio waves

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Sun and Jupiter

48
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EM waves easily absorbed by water molecules thus used in cooking or heating food

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microwaves

49
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EM waves sensed in the form of heat

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infrared

50
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EM wave that can be separated into its component colors

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visible light

51
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only part of the spectrum visible to the naked eye

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visible light

52
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fill in the blanks: Too much exposure to ————– rays can cause skin cancer and damage to retina

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ultraviolet

53
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EM waves that could cause cataracts with prolonged exposure

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microwaves

54
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also known as Roentgen rays

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x-ray

55
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two types of x-ray

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soft x-ray

hard x-ray

56
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region in the EM spectrum used for destroying cancer cells through radiotherapy

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gamma rays

57
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EM wave that can cause cancer and mutation

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gamma ray

58
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EM waves emitted by radioactive materials

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gamma rays

59
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What radioactive materials are present in gamma rays?

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Cobalt-60

Cesium 137

60
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True or False: No single particle or object moved the entire distance of a wave. Only the energy is being transferred in a wave.

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True

61
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property proportional to the frequency of EM waves

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energy

62
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visible light with 760 nm

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red

63
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visible light with 610 nm

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orange

64
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visible light with 590 nm

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yellow

65
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visible light with 550 nm

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green

66
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visible light with 470 nm

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blue

67
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visible light with 410 nm

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violet

68
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energy transported per unit time and per unit area

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wave intensity

69
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Watt/m (raise to 2)

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wave intensity

70
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power delivered per unit area

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wave intensity

71
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True or False: Many properties can be observed in both transverse or longitudinal waves. Some are exclusive for one type of wave only.

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True

72
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The significand, the significant digits of a number in scientific notation or a floating-point number
‎

A

mantissa

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