U4V1 Waves Quiz

A form of energy that can move through matter and empty space (vacuum).

• Electromagnetic Waves
• Wavelength
• Infrared Radiation
• X-Rays
• Gamma Rays

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the span of all electromagnetic radiation by frequency or wavelength

• Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Wavelength
• Infrared Radiation
• X-Rays
• Gamma Rays

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A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels

• Longitudinal Wave
• Wavelength
• Infrared Radiation
• X-Rays
• Gamma Rays

a wave that can travel only through matter or medium

• Mechanical Waves
• Wavelength
• Infrared Radiation
• X-Rays
• Gamma Rays

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Electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies

• Radio Waves
• Wavelength
• Infrared Radiation
• X-Rays
• Gamma Rays

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A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling

• Transverse Waves
• Wavelength
• Infrared Radiation
• X-Rays
• Gamma Rays

Radio waves with the shortest wavelengths and the highest frequencies

• Microwaves
• Wavelength
• Infrared Radiation
• X-Rays
• Gamma Rays

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the speed at which a wave travels through a medium

• Wave Speed
• Wavelength
• Infrared Radiation
• X-Rays
• Gamma Rays

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electromagnetic waves with wavelengths shorter than ultraviolet rays, but longer than gamma rays

• X-Rays
• Wavelength
• Infrared Radiation
• Gamma Rays
• Ultraviolet Radiation

Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths that are shorter than visible light but longer than X-rays.

• Ultraviolet Radiation
• Wavelength
• Infrared Radiation
• X-Rays
• Gamma Rays

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