Waves Review

True or False: Electromagnetic waves require a medium?

• True

• False

What is the Cornea?

• A hole located in the center of the Iris

• The sensory membrane that lines the inner surface of the back of the eyeball

• Clear front surface of the eye

Which of the following are known as Electromagnetic Waves? (Multiple Answers)

• Radio Waves

• Water Waves

• Gamma Rays

• Microwaves

• Slinky Waves

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What is Wavespeed?

• A measure of distance from the crest on one wave to the crest of the next

• When waves are at the same place at the same time and in-phase, the amplitudes of the waves are added together

• A measure of the distance a wave travels in an amount of time

• A measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time

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Light that enters the human eye is absorbed by the?

When waves are at the same place, at the same time, and out of phase, the amplitude of the crest and trough are deducted from each other and will cancel each other out

• Constructive Interference

• Destructive Interference

What type of wave is the following picture?

• Mechanical transverse wave

• Electromagnetic transverse wave

• Mechanical longitudinal wave

• Mechanical transverse wave

What are compressions?

• A region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are furthest apart

• A measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time

• A region in longitudinal waves where the particles are closest together

All electromagnetic waves are forms of?

• Sound

• Light

• Rays

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A hole located in the center of the Iris is called the?