Sound and Waves Unit Test Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Which travels faster: light or sound?

light

If a wave goes around something that gets in the way, is that reflection, diffraction, or refraction?

diffraction

What causes the refraction of a wave?

density of the medium changing

The amount of energy found in a _____ wave can be found by comparing the size of the compression and rarefaction.

longitudinal

What color do we see if all light is reflected?

white

If a wave bends because the speed of the wave changes, is that reflection, diffraction, or refraction?

refraction

Waves that need a medium are called ____.

Mechanical

How is a light wave different from all mechanical waves?

Light does not need a medium to travel

Why can't you hear sound in space?

There is no air in space for sound to travel through (no medium)

A wave that has crests and troughs is what kind of wave?

Transverse

What type of light passes through a prism and refracts into different colors?

white light

What is being transferred with a wave?

Energy

_____ is the distance between crest and crest OR trough to trough.

Wavelength

Which type of wave does not need a medium to travel through?

electromagnetic

_____ is how far the wave travels from the rest position.

amplitude

Increasing the amplitude means you are increasing the _____ of a wave.

energy

Through which state of matter do sound waves travel the fastest?

solid

____ is the number of vibrations that occur per second.

Frequency

What is the highest point of a wave called?

Crest

What is the unit for frequency?

Hertz

A wave that has compressions and rarefactions is what kind of wave?

Longitudinal

____ describes what you actually hear?

loudness

If a wave bounces off a surface, is it reflection, diffraction, or refraction?

reflection

What is the lowest point of a wave called?

trough