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Review of light and sound unit
Review types of waves, properties of waves, and wave interactions
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8th Grade
10/29/2011

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refract
Definition
All lenses _____ light
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resonance
Definition
What occurs when an object starts to vibrate because it absorbs vibrations matching its own natural frequency?
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gamma rays
Definition
What type of electromagnetic wave can be used to kill cancer cells?
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Ultraviolet radiation
Definition
What type of electromagnetic wave can give you sunburn?
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gamma rays
Definition
What type of electromagnetic wave has the highest frequency of all of the different types of electromagnetic waves?
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visible light
Definition
What type of electromagnetic wave take the smallest overall portion of the electromagnetic spectrum?
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convex lens
Definition
What type of lens can be found in magnifying lens, telescopes, microscopes, and cameras?
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concave lens
Definition
What type of lens is curved in?
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no
Definition
Can sound waves travel through a vacuum?
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yes
Definition
Can light waves travel through a vacuum?
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solids
Definition
Which type of matter in general allows sound to travel the fastest?
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speed
Definition
Density, temperature, and elasticity all affect the ________ of sound.
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louder
Definition
Constructive interference will make sound ________.
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longitudinal
Definition
Particles in a _______ wave move in the same direction as the wave.
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refraction
Definition
What wave interaction makes a pencil look bent in a glass of water?
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vibrate
Definition
What must objects do to produce sound?
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sonar
Definition
What type of sound technology can be used to find objects underwater or underground?
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ultrasounds
Definition
What type of sound waves do doctors use to see inside the human body and take pictures of unborn children?
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transverse waves
Definition
What type of wave does light as?
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longitudinal waves
Definition
What type of wave does sound travel as?
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[image]
Definition
Which type of lens brings light rays into a single point?
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[image]
Definition
Which type of lens spreads light rays out?
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decreases
Definition
Increasing the wavelenght of a wave, ______ the frequency of the wave.
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rarefaction
Definition
[image]
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crest
Definition
[image]
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compression
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[image]
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crest
Definition
[image]
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longitudinal wave
Definition
[image]
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transverse wave
Definition
[image]
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Wave B
Definition
[image]
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Wave A
Definition
[image]
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radio waves
Definition
What type of electromagnetic wave has the lowest frequency of all of the different types of electromagnetic waves?
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convex lens
Definition
What type of lens is curved out?
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