Waves Study Guide_T

Front

What is the primary way information is transferred from our eyes to our brain?

Back

By nerves.

Front

What is the primary way information is transferred from our ears to our brain?

Back

By nerves.

Front

What term helps identify the color of a light wave?

Back

Wavelength.

Front

What is absent in space due to the lack of a medium?

Back

Sound.

Front

How does energy from the Sun reach our eyes?

Back

By light waves.

Front

What are waves that can travel through a vacuum?

Back

Light waves.

Front

What is the term for the height of a wave?

Back

Amplitude.

Front

What is the distance between two consecutive peaks of a wave called?

Back

Wavelength.

Front

What type of wave is sound?

Back

Mechanical wave.

Front

What is the medium through which sound travels?

Back

Air, water, or solids.