The kind of wave that has oscillations in the same direction as its travel is called
The greatest distance on a transverse wave that an oscillator moves from its equilibrium is called its
The product of the frequency and wavelength of a wave equals its
The frequency of a wave is 25 kHz, what is its period in seconds in correct sig figs??
A sound wave generated at 510 Hz has a wavelength of 240 cm. What is the speed of this wave in standard SI units and correct sig figs?
True or false: sound travels in transverse waves
The loudness of a sound is measured in what SI unit?
True or false: According to the equal loudness curve, at the same dB level higher frequency sounds seem louder to the human ear
True or false: sound travels faster in air as compared to water
Because of the ____________, how will the frequency and pitch of someone playing the same note on a trumpet sound as they speed toward you on a hover board?
All electromagnetic waves travel at what speed abbreviated by what symbol?
True or false: microwaves are the longest waves on the electromagnetic spectrum
True or false: Infrared light is higher in energy than red light
Light travels at 300,000,000 m/sec. How long does it take light to travel across this room, which is about 15 meters long?
What is the frequency of light with a wavelength of 620 nm?
A green leaf reflects primarily what color(s) of light?
The cones on the retina of most human eyes detect wavelengths of what color(s)?
If red, green, and blue light are combined humans will see what color of light?
True or false: Our vision is based off of the subtractive color process
In the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, which color has a higher energy than orange light and a longer wavelength than green light?
True or false: A diverging lens will have a focal point
We say tissue paper is ______________, because light passes through it but is scattered
The law of reflection states that the angle of incidence is ________ to the angle of reflection, and these angles are measured from the light ray to the line of ____________
As light leaves a glass prism into the air at an angle, it will bend __________ the line of normal
Draw what happens as 3 light rays pass through a converging (double convex) lens
Longitudinal
Amplitude
Speed
.000040 seconds or 4.0 x 10^-5 sec
1,200 m/sec
False -- longitudinal
decibels -- dB
true
false
doppler effect -- frequency and pitch will be higher
false -- radio waves
false -- lower in energy
.00000005 seconds 5x10^-8 sec 50 nanoseconds
4.8x10^14 Hz or 480 THz or 480,000,000,000,000 Hz
green light
red, green, and blue light
White light
False: the additive (RGB) color process
Yellow light
False
translucent
Equal line of normal
Away from
