ENERGY
WAVES
SOUND
LIGHT
MISC
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25 1pt
A kite stuck in a tree has
____________ energy.
2
POTENTIAL
3
A burning fire
produces
_____________
and
_____________
energy.
4
RADIANT &
THERMAL
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In every energy
transformation, some
energy is always “lost” as
________ energy.
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THERMAL
7
_______ is an alternative
resource.
COAL, NATURAL GAS,
WIND, OIL
8
WIND
9
A photovoltaic cell
converts ________ energy
to ________ energy.
10
RADIANT to
ELECTRICAL
11
In a transverse wave, the
highest point is called the
__________.
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CREST
13
The SI unit for wave
frequency is the
________.
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HERTZ
15
Sound waves produced by a
vibrating object are
___________ waves.
COMPRESSIONAL,
SEISMIC,
ELECTROMAGNETIC,
TRANSVERSE
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COMPRESSIONAL
17
The electromagnetic
waves with the highest
energy are the
__________ waves.
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GAMMA
19
The shortest radio waves
are called ____________.
(Remember – shorter
waves have higher
frequencies!)
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MICROWAVES
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Loudness is the human
perception of sound wave
_________.
FREQUENCY, PITCH,
INTENSITY, SPEED
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INTENSITY
23
The process of detecting objects
by bouncing sounds off of them
is called ____________.
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ECHOLOCATION
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Sound intensity is
measured in
___________.
(what unit?)
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DECIBELS
27
Sound waves travel most
slowly in what type of
medium?
______________
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AIR (OR GAS)
29
Another term for repeated
echoes is _____________.
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REVERBERATION
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Light travels fastest
through what?
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EMPTY SPACE
33
Light waves change
direction and speed when
they enter a new
substance. This is called
_____________.
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REFRACTION
35
The bending of light
waves around an object is
referred to as __________.
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DIFFRACTION
37
Light waves that cause
sunburn are called
______________ waves.
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ULTRAVIOLET
39
Visible light is a very
small portion of the
_____________ spectrum.
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ELECTROMAGNETIC
41
Tsunamis are caused
by
__________________.
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EARTHQUAKES ON
THE OCEAN FLOOR
43
When you see a change
in the environment, you
know that _______ has
been transferred.
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ENERGY
45
If the distance between the
crest and trough of a
transverse wave is 8.4m,
the wave’s amplitude is
_____m.
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4.2
47
A disturbance that moves
through matter or space is
the definition of a
________.
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WAVE
49
How much of the energy
emitted by the sun reaches
earth?
ALMOST ALL, MOST,
ABOUT HALF, A VERY
SMALL FRACTION
50
A VERY SMALL
FRACTION
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