Wave and Light quiz/ Pellegrino
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to? | vibrate
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| Waves that move the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling are called? | longitudinal waves
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| The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is the wave's? | wavelength
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| Which instruments use lenses or mirrors to collect and focus light from distant objects? | telescopes
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| Which electromagnetic waves have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies? | ultraviolet rays
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| The maximum distance that the particles of a medium move from the rest position is the? | amplitude of the wave
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| Why do you see lightning from a distant storm before you hear thunder? | light travels faster than sound.
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| The electromagnetic waves with the highest frequencies are called? | gamma rays
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| The range of electromagnetic waves placed in a certain order is called the? | electromagnetic spectrum
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| Electromagnetic waves can transfer energy without a (n) | medium
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| Which waves have some electrical properties and some magnetic properties? | electromagnetic waves
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| In a vacuum, all electromagnetic waves have the same? | speed
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| The highest part of a wave is the? | crest
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| The lowest part of a wave is the? | trough
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| The distance of a wave from one crest to the next crest is the? | wavelength
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| A measure of the number of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time? | amplitude
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| In a transverse wave a rope , the rope moves________________to the direction the wave? | right angles or 90 degrees
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| Waves with the longest wavelength have the _______________frequency . | lowest
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| Waves with the shortest wavelength have the _______________frequency | highest
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