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- 1. Match
Match these
mechanical energy
sound
radiant energy
light
both
travels in waves
- 2. Multiple Choice
__________ means to move back and forth quickly.
Pitch
Amp (Amplitude)
Vibrate (vibration)
Echo
- 3. Match
Match these parts of a sound wave
volume
Amplitude
wave spread out
Frequency
pitch
Compression
wave close together
rarefaction
- 4. Match
Match these
longitudinal wave
sound
transverse wave
light
the ability to do work
energy
- 5. Match
Match these parts of a light wave
bottom
Amplitude
height of the wave
wavelength
how often waves occur
crest
distance from wave to wave; gives light its color
trough
top
frequency
- 6. Reorder
Order these colors from least energy to most energy
red
orange
green
blue
purple (violet)
- 7. Reorder
Order these radiant energy forms from least energy to most energy
radio
microwave
infrared
visible
- 8. Reorder
Order these radiant energy forms from least energy to most energy
visible
ultraviolet (UV)
X-ray
Gamma
- 9. Match
match
sound bounces back
vibration
light bounces back
echo
light bends
reflection
move back and forth
refraction
- 10. Multiple Choice
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
- 11. Multiple Choice
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
- 12. Multiple Choice
A place where no sound exists is...
in the air
under water
space
all of the above
- 13. Multiple Choice
We measure pitch in....
Volume
Decibles
Amplitude
Hertz
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which sound wave has the lowest pitch?
- 15. Multiple Choice
The part of the sound wave when particles are furthest apart
compression
rarefaction
- 16. Multiple Choice
pitch=
amplitude
frequency
- 17. Multiple Choice
Light travels
around corners
in a straight line (transverse waves)
in loops, like a slinky (longitudinal waves)
- 18. Match
Match these wave parts
distance between waves
Crest
height of wave
Trough
top
Wavelength
how often a wave occurs
Amplitude
bottom
frequency
- 19. Match
match these types of energy with how they can be used
"seeing" the heat of a person or animal in the dark
Infrared
growing plants, tanning, cleaning
Radio
music, communication
Microwaves
cooking
Ultraviolet (UV)
"seeing" inside the body (bones)
X-Rays
- 20. Match
match
concave
convex
one of each
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