Intro To Waves

Front

What type of waves require a medium to pass?

Back

Mechanical Wave

Front

What happens to energy as the wavelength decreases?

Back

More energy

Front

What do visible light waves with a greater amplitude appear?

Back

Brighter

Front

What happens to the wavelength when the frequency of a wave increases?

Back

The wavelength decreases.

Front

List the electromagnetic waves in order of lowest energy level to highest energy level.

Back

radio, microwaves, infrared, visible light, UV, x-rays & gamma

Front

What is a wave?

Back

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.

Front

What are mechanical waves?

Back

Waves that require a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to travel through.

Front

What are electromagnetic waves?

Back

Waves that do not require a medium and can travel through a vacuum.

Front

What is wavelength?

Back

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

Front

What is frequency?

Back

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