Frequency, Wavelength and Planck's Constant

The wavelength on this longitudinal wave is ___ cm.

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As a wavelength decreases, the crests of the wave

• get farther apart

• get closer together

• become shorter

• become wider

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Complete the statement to correctly describe how the properties of the wave change as it moves from medium 1 and medium 2. As the ____ of the wave decreases, the frequency ____.

• amplitude, decreases

• amplitude, increases

• wavelength, decreases

• wavelength, increases

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What is true about electromagnetic waves with a higher frequency? (Choose all that apply)

• They have a longer wavelength

• They have more energy

• They have less energy

• They have a shorter wavelength

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What color has a longer wavelength?

• Red

• Yellow

• Blue

• Violet

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What happens to light when its wavelength changes?

• It slows down

• It changes color

• Nothing else changes

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If the frequency of a wave decreases, what happens to the wavelength?

• The wavelength gets shorter

• The wavelength gets longer

• The wavelength stays the same

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What color has the highest frequency?

• violet

• red

• blue

• green

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Of the two waves presented, which wave has the greatest energy?

• Top wave (higher frequency/shorter wavelength)

• Bottom wave (lower frequency/longer wavelength)

• Both waves have the same amplitude, therefore the same energy.

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Which wave has the greater frequency?

• Graph on the Left

• Graph on the Right

• Both have the same frequency

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