Task Cards: Waves
What is the frequency of a water wave that has a wavelength of 12.5 and a speed of 200 m/s?
1.6 hz
what is the speed of a soundwave that has a wavelength of 200m and a frequency of 1755 hz
351 miles per second
All waves are produced by
A repeating movement
What is the energy of a wave related to
Amplitude
which of the following is changing in an AM radio wave?
Amplitude
The _______ is equal to the angle or reflection.
Angle of incidence
How are refraction and attraction are similar?
Both bend waves
compare and contrast AM and FM radio transmissions.
Both transmit radio signals
Radio stations called ____ ____ that have the specific frequency assigned to the station
Carrier Waves
A television image is produced by a _____ which produces electron beams.
Cathos
sound waves are a type of ________ wave
Compressional
Identify the top of the wave
Crest
which type of radio station transmits radio waves that have a higher frequency - AM or FM stations?
FM, AM
explain the wavelength and frequency of a wave are related
Frequency up, Wavelength down
which type of electromagnetic wave is the most energetic
Gamma Rays
as frequency of a wave _______ wavelength decreases
Goes faster
A remote control uses _______ to communicate with television set
Infrared
People feel ______ wave as thermal energy or warmth
Infrared
Waves travel through a __________ which can be a solid, a liquid, a gas, or a combination of these.
Medium
How do sound waves travel in solids?
Push it together
List the colors of visible light in order starting with the color of that has the longest wavelength
ROYGBIV
To track a hurricane, meteorologists use _____
Radar
Arrange the following electromagnetic waves starting with lowest frequency, gamma rays, radio waves, visible light, UV, microwaves, x-rays, infrared waves
Radio, microwave, infrared, visible light, UV, X-rays, and Gamma rays
How do refracted waves and distracted waves differ?
Refraction
explain how wavelength is measured in traverse and compressional waves
Transverse = crest = crest = through = through = compressional = compression = compression = refraction = refraction
Waves that can only travel through medium are called _____ waves
Traverse waves
Describe three different uses of radio waves
Tv remote, radios, and wifi
The Ozone layer protects us from too much radiation
UV
What is the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that the human eye can detect?
Visible light
When you squeeze spring coils then release them, you are creating a ________
Wave Compression
what formula is used to calculate wave speed?
Wave speed = frequency x wavelength
Identify the area underneath the wave
Wavelength
Describe two ways that waves from the electromagnetic spectrum are used in the medical field
X-rays and MRI
When two or more overlap and combine to form a new wave
energy
What is the number of wave to pass a certain point in a certain time called
frequency
What type of wave has waves very close together
low waves
cell phones use ________waves today transmit information
radio
If a wave slows down but the frequency doesn't change, describe how the wavelength would change
wavelength decreases
