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)