Waves and Light
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Wave | movement that transfers energy through matter or space
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| medium | matter that moves to carry the energy, some kinds of waves do not need a medium, does not travel with the wave
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| equilibrium position (or rest position) | where the medum would be if it were still
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| crest | highest point of a wave
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| trough | lowest point of a wave
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| wavelength | distance from one crest to next or from one trough to the next
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| amplitude | height of a wave crest or the depth of a trough from the rest position
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| Frequency | number of times it repeats in a given period of time
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| Frequency is measured in _______ | Hertz Hz
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| Heartz/Hz means ________ | cycles per socond
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| when a wavelength has a higher frequency, it has a ____________ wavelength | shorter
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| waves with greater amplitude are transferring ________energy | more
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| waves with _____________ frequency are transferring more energy | higher
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