PLTW Waves and Properties of Light

 taking in light or sound energy by an object

• absorb

• reflect

• bounce

• return

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the height of a wave from rest to crest or from rest to trough

• crest

• trough

• wave

• amplitude

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the highest point of a wave

• visible spectrum

• rainbow

• crest

• trough

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Electromagnetic radiation is a form of energy that is all around us, including radio waves, x-rays, and visible light.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Electromagnetic spectrum is the RANGE of electromagnetic radiation that is all around us, such as radio waves, visible light, and X-rays. 

• TRUE

• FALSE

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__________ is the ability to do work; Waves carry energy from one place to another.

• coffee

• Diet Coke

• energy

• sleep

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 the number of waves that occur in a given time;

High Frequency = High Pitch; Low Frequency = Low Pitch

• frequency

• rainbow

• crest

• trough

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What is a medium?

• size of a shirt

• size of pants

• the object in which sound travels through

• I don't know

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objects that do not allow light to travel through

• translucent

• transparent

• opaque

• none of the above

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Which of the objects are translucent?

• wax paper

• sun glasses

• frosted glass

• all examples are translucent

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