Waves/EM Spectrum Review

Front

What is the medium that sound waves carry through in everyday life?

Back

Air

Front

As we go from left to right on the EM Spectrum, what does NOT change?

Back

Amplitude

Front

If 45 waves pass a point in 9 seconds, what is the frequency?

Back

5 Hz

Front

What is the lowest part/bottom of a wave called?

Back

Trough

Front

What is the height of a wave from its point of rest to a crest or a trough?

Back

Amplitude

Front

What is the term for the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs in a wave?

Back

Wavelength

Front

What is the term for the number of waves that pass a point in one second?

Back

Frequency

Front

What is the highest part of a wave called?

Back

Crest

Front

What is the unit of frequency?

Back

Hertz (Hz)

Front

What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency in waves?

Back

As wavelength increases, frequency decreases.