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Match these
radiant energy | sound | ||
mechanical energy | light | ||
both | travels in waves |
__________ means to move back and forth quickly.
Pitch
Amp (Amplitude)
Vibrate (vibration)
Echo
Match these parts of a sound wave
pitch | Amplitude | ||
volume | Frequency | ||
wave close together | Compression | ||
wave spread out | rarefaction |
Match these
the ability to do work | sound | ||
transverse wave | light | ||
longitudinal wave | energy |
Match these parts of a light wave
how often waves occur | Amplitude | ||
bottom | wavelength | ||
top | crest | ||
distance from wave to wave; gives light its color | trough | ||
height of the wave | frequency |
Order these colors from least energy to most energy
red
orange
green
blue
purple (violet)
Order these radiant energy forms from least energy to most energy
radio
microwave
infrared
visible
Order these radiant energy forms from least energy to most energy
visible
ultraviolet (UV)
X-ray
Gamma
match
move back and forth | vibration | ||
light bends | echo | ||
sound bounces back | reflection | ||
light bounces back | refraction |
Select all that apply. Sound -
requires a medium (matter) to travel through
does NOT require a medium (matter) to travel through.
CANNOT be heard in the vacuum of space
CAN be heard in the vacuum of space
is mechanical energy
Select all that apply. light-
requires a medium (matter) to travel through
does NOT require a medium (matter) to travel through.
CANNOT be seen in the vacuum of space
CAN be seen in the vacuum of space
is radiant energy
A place where no sound exists is...
in the air
under water
space
all of the above
We measure pitch in....
Volume
Decibles
Amplitude
Hertz
Which sound wave has the lowest pitch?
The part of the sound wave when particles are furthest apart
compression
rarefaction
pitch=
amplitude
frequency
Light travels
around corners
in a straight line (transverse waves)
in loops, like a slinky (longitudinal waves)
Match these wave parts
bottom | Crest | ||
top | Trough | ||
how often a wave occurs | Wavelength | ||
distance between waves | Amplitude | ||
height of wave | frequency |
match these types of energy with how they can be used
"seeing" the heat of a person or animal in the dark | Infrared | ||
music, communication | Radio | ||
cooking | Microwaves | ||
growing plants, tanning, cleaning | Ultraviolet (UV) | ||
"seeing" inside the body (bones) | X-Rays |
match
one of each | |||
convex | |||
concave |
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