Waves
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- Q1What is the amplitude of a wave?the maximum distance a wave moves from its rest position30s
- Q2What is the crest of a wave?the highest point on a wave30s
- Q3What is the trough of a wave?the lowest point on a wave30s
- Q4What is wavelength?the distance from one point on a wave to the same point on another30s
- Q5What is frequency?the number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second30s
- Q6If a sound has a higher pitch, is the frequency higher or lower?higher30s
- Q7What is transmission?the passage of light through a medium30s
- Q8What is reflection?the bouncing of a wave off a surface30s
- Q9What is diffusion?when light hits a bumpy surface, the light is scattered30s
- Q10What is refraction?the change in direction of a wave that occurs as the wave changes speed when moving through a medium30s
- Q11What is absorption?the transfer of energy by a wave to the medium through which is travels.30s
- Q12Which has more energy - a wave with greater amplitude or less amplitude?greater amplitude30s
- Q13If we see a red gummy bear, what color of light is being reflected to our eyes?red30s
- Q14If we see a red gummy bear, what color of light is being absorbed by the gummy bear?all other colors except red30s
- Q15Give an example of something that transmits light.glass30s