Grade 6 /Topic 5- Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation

Front

What process occurs when light is transmitted from air to water during the formation of a rainbow?

Back

refraction

Front

Which color in the visible light spectrum has the highest frequency?

Back

violet

Front

Why does Zoe hear her echo when she shouts near the edge of the Grand Canyon?

Back

The sound waves reflected off the canyon walls.

Front

What should Lacey include in her model of a longitudinal sound wave?

Back

Sound must travel through a material to transfer energy.

Front

The distance a wave travels before repeating is called _______________.

Back

wavelength

Front

The distance a wave travels in a certain amount of time.

Back

speed

Answer explanation

Front

The number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time is called____________.

Back

frequency

Front

The vertical distance from the top of the crest to the resting point of a wave is called_____________________.

Back

amplitude

Front

Why does a straw appear broken in a glass of water?

Back

Light waves are bending when they travel from one material to another.

Front

When two boys move a string faster to make a wave, the energy increases and the frequency _________________.

Back

increases