Sound waves are...
longitudinal waves
The differences in color in visible light such as those in a rainbow,
are caused by differences in the...
frequency
The intensity of a sound wave depends on...
the wave's loudness and amplitude
Sound waves...
require a medium and are mechanical waves
Light waves are...
electromagnetic/transverse waves
The particle model of light explains how light can...
travel though empty space without a medium
The amount of energy in a photon of light is proportional to the....
frequency of the corresponding light wave
When light rays reflect off a rough surface, they...
scatter in many different directions
When you look at an orange, you see orange because the fruit...
reflects orange and absorbs other colors
When light moves from a material in which its speed is higher to a
material in which its speed is lower, it is...
bent toward the normal
White light separates into different colors when it passes through a
prism because of...
differences in wave speed
How are electromagnetic waves different than mechanical waves?
Electromagnetic waves all travel at the speed of light in space
The color of light is determined by the _______ of the light waves.
frequency
If you looked up at a red tulip with green leaves under a green
light, you would see a....
yellow tulip with black leaves
A wave interaction over a hot surface that primarily involves
refraction is called a...
mirage
What way does a diverging lens bend light and what kind of image is created?
It bends light outward and can only create a virtual image
The effect in which white light separates into different colors is called...
refraction
The reason that clouds in the sky look white is that...
white light is scattered by the water droplets in the clouds
The most likely reason that humans have developed with a high
sensitivity to yellow light is...
the suns peak frequency of light that reaches the earths surface is yellow