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What is the main difference between transverse waves and longitudinal waves?
What is the main difference between transverse waves and longitudinal waves?
- Transverse waves change direction through materials, while longitudinal waves do not.
- Transverse waves have crests and troughs, while longitudinal waves have compressions and rarefactions. (correct)
- Transverse waves transfer matter, while longitudinal waves transfer energy.
- Transverse waves have compressions and rarefactions, while longitudinal waves have crests and troughs.
What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength?
What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength?
- Frequency is the number of wavelengths that pass a point per second. (correct)
- Frequency and wavelength are not related in any way.
- Wavelength is the distance between two crests or compressions.
- Wavelength is the time taken for a wave to complete one full cycle.
What happens when waves encounter different materials?
What happens when waves encounter different materials?
- Waves become stationary.
- Waves change their color.
- Waves can be transmitted, absorbed, or reflected. (correct)
- Waves increase in amplitude.
What is refraction in the context of waves?
What is refraction in the context of waves?
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How do lenses interact with light?
How do lenses interact with light?
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Study Notes
- Waves transfer energy without transferring matter.
- Transverse waves have crests and troughs, while longitudinal waves have compressions and rarefactions.
- Frequency is the number of wavelengths that pass a point per second.
- Wavelength is the distance between two crests or compressions.
- Waves can be transmitted, absorbed, or reflected when they encounter different materials.
- Refraction occurs when a wave changes direction as it passes through a new material.
- Reflection can be specular or diffuse, depending on the surface.
- The electromagnetic spectrum is a range of transverse waves with different frequencies.
- Visible light is a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans can detect.
- Different colors of light are reflected by objects, while other colors are absorbed.
- Lenses can refract light, with convergent lenses bringing light together and divergent lenses spreading it out.
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Test your knowledge on waves and light behavior with this quiz covering key concepts such as wave energy transfer, wave types, frequency, refraction, reflection, the electromagnetic spectrum, visible light, and lens behavior.
