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WorksheetsCh. 7 Waves, Sound, Light
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 7hrs 0mins
Light energy or tiny packets, or particles of energy.
loudness
decibel
photon
pitch
When light causes an electron to move so much that it is knocked out of the metal.
pitch
photon
polarized light
photoelectric effect
Light that can pass through a polarizing filter.
photon
polarized light
photoelectric effect
pigment
The energy that electromagnetic waves transfer through matter or space.
electromagnetic radiation
electromagnetic wave
decibel
pigment
A transverse wave that involves the transfer of electric and magnetic energy.
complementary color
electromagnetic wave
electromagnetic radiation
photoelectric effect
An area where the coils are spread out.
crest
rarefaction
compression
trough
The maximum distance the medium vibrates from the rest point.
amplitude
crest
trough
rarefaction
A wave that vibrates the medium at right angles, or perpendicular to the direction of the wave.
longitudinal wave
wavelength
transverse wave
frequency
Frequency is measured in these units. The number of waves per second.
Olm's
amp
watt
Hz
Wave that vibrates the medium in the same direction in which the wave travels.
transverse
surface
longitudinal
electromagnetic
The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave.
(a)
An area where the coils are close together.
(a)
A low point on a wave.
(a)
A high point on a wave.
(a)
A wave that vibrates the medium at right angles to the direction the wave travels.
(a)
A repeated back and forth or up and down motion.
(a)
Waves that require a medium to travel.
(a)
The material through which a wave travels.
(a)
A disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place.
(a)
What type of wave is shown?
(a)
Which of the following is an example of a medium mechanical waves travel through?
steel
vacuum
space
all of these
What medium is the wave traveling through?
air
hand
slinky
rope
Why do you see lightning in a storm before you hear thunder?
thunder is produced after lightning.
Your eyes react faster than your ears.
Light travels faster than sound.
Sound travels faster than light.
What type of wave is shown in the diagram?
electromagnetic
longitudinal
surface
transverse
The more energy a mechanical wave has, the greater its _.
(a)
This decreases as the frequency of a wave traveling at constant speed increases.
(a)
As the frequency of a wave traveling at constant speed increases, its _ decreases.
(a)
In electromagnetic waves, the magnetic fields are _ to the electric fields.
(a)
