Waves And Light

Question 0

Medium

Answer 0

Is the material through which a waves travels.

Question 1

Waves

Answer 1

Is a disturbance that transfers energy from one places to another.

Question 2

Longitudinal Waves

Answer 2

Particles move back and forth in the same direction that the waves travels or parallel to the waves.

Question 3

Transfers wave

Answer 3

The spring’s coils move up and down as the waves passes.

Question 4

Mechanical waves

Answer 4

Waves that require a medium.

Question 5

Electromagnetic waves

Answer 5

Are disturbance in electric and magnetic fields.

Question 6

Amplitude

Answer 6

Is a measure of how far particles in the medium move away from their normal rest position.

Question 7

Wavelength

Answer 7

Is the distance over which the wave’s shape repeats.

Question 8

Wave Period

Answer 8

Is the time required for one cycle.

Question 9

Frequency

Answer 9

Tell you how many cycle occur in an amount of time.

Question 10

Hertz

Answer 10

Is equal to one cycle per sound.

Question 11

Wavefronts

Answer 11

Peaks Can be drawn as shapes such as circles or spheres.

Question 12

Wave speed

Answer 12

Depends on the properties of the medium.

Question 13

Radiation

Answer 13

Is the transfer of energy as EM waves.

Question 14

Electromagnetic (EM) spectrum

Answer 14

Visible light represents only a very small part of the range of frequencies (or wavelength) that an EM wave can have.

Question 15

Infrared or IR

Answer 15

Light has slightly longer wavelengths then red lights.

Question 16

Ultraviolet or UV

Answer 16

Light has slightly shorter wavelengths than violet light.

Question 17

Transparent

Answer 17

Air,water,and some types of glass are transparent materials.

Question 18

Translucent

Answer 18

Materials transmit light but do not let the light travel straight through.

Question 19

Opaque

Answer 19

Materials do not let any light pass through them.

Question 20

Absorption

Answer 20

Is the transfer of light energy to matter.

Question 21

Reflection

Answer 21

The bouncing of light off a surface.

Question 22

Refraction

Answer 22

Is the change in direction of a wave as it passes from one medium into another at an angle.

Question 23

Scattering

Answer 23

Occurs when light is sent in many directions as it passes through a medium.