Energy Waves Unit Review

Front

Why does sound travel faster through a solid object than in the air?

Back

The atoms in the solid object are closer together than the atoms in the air.

Front

Why does a leaf look green in the summer?

Back

It reflects green light but absorbs the other colors.

Front

What is the relationship between eyesight and light?

Back

Light reflects off objects and then to the eye.

Front

What tells you the amount of energy of any wave?

Back

frequency, wavelength, and amplitude.

Front

What is amplitude?

Back

The distance from the rest position to the crest of a wave.

Front

What is a wave?

Back

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.

Front

What is frequency?

Back

The number of waves that pass a point in one second.

Front

What is wavelength?

Back

The distance between two consecutive crests or troughs of a wave.

Front

How does temperature affect the speed of sound?

Back

Sound travels faster in warmer air than in cooler air.

Front

What is the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves?

Back

Transverse waves move perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer, while longitudinal waves move parallel.