Wave, wavelength, and Electromagnetic spectrum

wave

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

Amplitude

Height of a wave

What is does wavelength tell about a wave and how is it measured?

It is measured in the direction of the wave. Longer wavelengths will have lower frequencies, and shorter wavelengths will have higher frequencies.

Diffusion

Movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

Roman Men Invented Very Unusual X-Ray Guns stands for?

Radio, microwave, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-ray, gamma ray waves.

Speed of light through differ mediums

Speed of light as it travels through air and space is much faster than that of sound;

Refraction

The bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another

Reflection

The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.

What's the shortest to the highest energy and frequency?

Violet light has the shortest wavelength, which means it has the highest frequency and energy. Red has the longest wavelength, the shortest frequency, and the lowest energy.

wavelength

distance between the crests or between the troughs of two waves

Period of wave measure in seconds?

meter per sec (m/s)

Speed of sound through differ mediums

sound travels slowest through gases, faster through liquids, and fastest through solids.

electromagnetic spectrum

the complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of increasing frequency

Absorption

the process or action by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another.

Velocity of a wave formula

velocity(m/s)= wavelength(m) * frequency(Hz)