Notes
>What are three things that travel in waves?
light, sound, water
>What are three of the properties of waves?
wavelength, frequency, and amplitude
>Why does light break into patterns when it is run through thin slits?
it has a higher frequency than light waves
>Do x-rays have higher or lower frequency than light waves?
x-rays have a higher frequency than light waves
>Define wavelength.
the length of a wave, or the distance between two waves
>What causes waves on the ocean?
wind
>What are the waves in the Earth called (earthquake waves)?
seismic waves
>Define frequency.
how fast a wave travels
>Define amplitude.
height of the wave
>What kind of wave travels by squeezing and spreading?
compression waves
>What is it called when a wave bounces back and comes back to the source?
an echo or a reflection
>What is sonar?
using sound waves to tell how far something is
light, sound, water
>What are three of the properties of waves?
wavelength, frequency, and amplitude
>Why does light break into patterns when it is run through thin slits?
it has a higher frequency than light waves
>Do x-rays have higher or lower frequency than light waves?
x-rays have a higher frequency than light waves
>Define wavelength.
the length of a wave, or the distance between two waves
>What causes waves on the ocean?
wind
>What are the waves in the Earth called (earthquake waves)?
seismic waves
>Define frequency.
how fast a wave travels
>Define amplitude.
height of the wave
>What kind of wave travels by squeezing and spreading?
compression waves
>What is it called when a wave bounces back and comes back to the source?
an echo or a reflection
>What is sonar?
using sound waves to tell how far something is