Electromagnetic Spectrum, Waves, Sound, & Technology/Properties

Today, you will be completing 4 pre-selected tasks!

• Task 1

• Task 5

• Task 7

• Task 11

I will know I have succeeded when I am able to successfully able to move through 4 of the tasks on the choice board

I will be able to review over the Unit 7 objectives and gain a deeper understanding of the concepts in PS6a,b,c,d abd PS7a,b as well as review over past standards.

Learning Target

SOL:  PS.6b,c & PS.7a

Open Ended

What is the electromagnetic spectrum?

Labelling

Label parts of the wave by matching the following

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

trough

crest

wavelength

amplitude

Open Ended

How is wavelength determined?

Drag and Drop

Longest Wavelength:​

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Shortest Wavelength: ​

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Radio waves

Gamma radiation

Microwaves

Infrared radiation

Visible Light

UV Radiation

X-Radiation

Open Ended

From their discovery in 1887 to today, electromagnetic waves have been widely used in various applications such as communication, navigation, remote sensing and medical imaging. State one fact for each type.

Categorize

Options (10)

Sort the words and images into the first two columns.

Transverse Waves

Longitudinal Waves

Drag and Drop

Label the wave

1:​

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​ 2: ​

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3: ​

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​ 4: ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Trough

Crest

Wavelength

Amplitude

Rarefaction

Compression

Match

Match the word and definition

• height of the wave from its resting position

• lowest point in a wave

• distance between two identical points in adjacent waves

• highest point in a wave

amplitude

trough

wavelength

crest

• amplitude

• trough

• wavelength

• crest

Reorder

Rank the images based on the speed of sound within them from fastest (1) to slowest (4), assuming constant temperature.

• Steel

• Wood (Oak)

• Water

• Air

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Open Ended

In the previous question you ranked the images based on the speed of sound within them from fastest (1) to slowest (4), assuming constant temperature.

Explain your ranking.

Reorder

Rank the images based on the speed of sound from fastest (1) to slowest (4).

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Drag and Drop

Compare the two instrument sounds by filling in the blanks

Intrument 1 Pitch​

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​ Frequency

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Instrument 2 Pitch​

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​ Frequency

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

High Pitch

High Frequency

Low Pitch

Low Frequency

Multiple Select

Which statements are true? 

• infrared waves are visible to the human eye 

• energy is transferred from the fire to your hands by infrared waves 

• a fire gives off both infrared waves and visible light 

• thermal energy is converted to radiant energy when infrared waves strike an object 

Multiple Choice

Which part of the room is the coolest according to the thermal image? 

• the windows and their frames

  
  

• the heaters under the windows 

• the walls around the windows

Multiple Choice

Using the same image, which part of the room

emits the highest-energy infrared waves?

• the windows and their frames

  
  

• the heaters under the windows 

• the walls around the windows

Energy transformation occurs frequently when electromagnetic waves are used in technologies. Burning a fire outside on a cold day is a technology used today to take advantage of electromagnetic waves. Answer question 4 about starting a fire outside.

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Multiple Choice

What energy transformation occurs when a person starts a fire outside on a cold day?

• chemical --> thermal --> radiant

• light--> thermal--> nuclear

• solar--> chemical--> thermal

• chemical--> mechanical--> radiant

Categorize

Options (9)

sonar

vehicle parking sensors

x-ray machine

ultrasonagraphy

wave power generator

freezer

solar calculator

electric dril

doorbell

Wave-based technologies have many applications in life. Select all the technologies

that use waves to operate.

Use waves to operate

Do not rely on wave technology