Bill Nye Waves

Front

You and I see, hear and think with _______________.

Back

waves

Front

The distance (length) between two waves is called the _______________.

Back

wavelength

Front

When waves come by often, we say they have a ___________frequency. When they come by slow we say they have a _____________ frequency.

Back

high, low

Front

If Bill makes a high frequency sound, you can see the waves are close together and the wavelength is ________.

Back

short

Front

If Bill makes a low frequency sound, the waves are farther apart and have a _______________wavelength.

Back

long

Front

Waves can move in all directions. True or False?

Back

True

Front

When we have a wave, we can measure its frequency by___________the peaks

Back

counting

Front

The amplitude of a wave can not be measured.

Back

False

Front

All waves have a similar _____________.

Back

shape

Front

We see different wavelengths as different _______.

Back

colors