SpeedMatch Review Game

We say tissue paper is ______________, because light passes through it but is scattered

True or false: A diverging lens will have a focal point

True or false: Infrared light is higher in energy than red light

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?

The kind of wave that has oscillations in the same direction as its travel is called

All electromagnetic waves travel at what speed abbreviated by what symbol?

The loudness of a sound is measured in what SI unit?

A green leaf reflects primarily what color(s) of light?

True or false: Our vision is based off of the subtractive color process

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 ____________

True or false: sound travels faster in air as compared to water

True or false: microwaves are the longest waves on the electromagnetic spectrum

Draw what happens as 3 light rays pass through a converging (double convex) lens

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??

What is the frequency of light with a wavelength of 620 nm?

True or false: sound travels in transverse waves

True or false: According to the equal loudness curve, at the same dB level higher frequency sounds seem louder to the human ear

The greatest distance on a transverse wave that an oscillator moves from its equilibrium is called its

As light leaves a glass prism into the air at an angle, it will bend __________ the line of normal

In the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, which color has a higher energy than orange light and a longer wavelength than green light?

The cones on the retina of most human eyes detect wavelengths of what color(s)?

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?

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?

If red, green, and blue light are combined humans will see what color of light?

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