Integrated Physical Science Vocabulary C165 WGU
questions with verified answers
A duck is floating on the surface of a lake. When a wave passes through the water,
the duck will __________. Ans✓✓✓-move up and down, but it will return to
approximately the same spot after the wave passes
A transverse wave is traveling from your left to your right. The particles of the
medium move __________. Ans✓✓✓-Both up & down
A wave is transferring energy from north to south. The particles of the medium
are oscillating in northward and southward directions. This is an example of a
__________. Ans✓✓✓-Longitudinal wave
Amplitude Ans✓✓✓-The vertical distance from the equilibrium to the crest
Color of light in order Ans✓✓✓-From longest to shortest
red-violet
Compression Ans✓✓✓-the particles are pushed closer together
part of the longitudinal wave that is pressed together
Crest Ans✓✓✓-The highest point reached by a particle
Electromagnetic wave Ans✓✓✓-do not require a medium to transport the
energy of the wave. They can travel both through matter and through a vacuum
, (in the absence of matter.) An electromagnetic wave is a combination of an
oscillating electric field and an oscillating magnetic field.
(EM radiation, light, photons)
Equilibrium Ans✓✓✓--The horizontal dashed line in the middle of the graph is
the
-a position or state to which an oscillating object eventually returns after a
disturbance is gone
Expansion Ans✓✓✓-the particles are pulled away from each other.
part of the longitudinal wave that is expanded
Frequency Ans✓✓✓-the number of oscillations the wave makes in a given
amount of time.
-The number of wavelengths that pass by a given point each second
Gamma wave Ans✓✓✓-are produced in nuclear reactions and explosions of giant
stars
-have the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies and energies of all EM
radiation.
questions with verified answers
A duck is floating on the surface of a lake. When a wave passes through the water,
the duck will __________. Ans✓✓✓-move up and down, but it will return to
approximately the same spot after the wave passes
A transverse wave is traveling from your left to your right. The particles of the
medium move __________. Ans✓✓✓-Both up & down
A wave is transferring energy from north to south. The particles of the medium
are oscillating in northward and southward directions. This is an example of a
__________. Ans✓✓✓-Longitudinal wave
Amplitude Ans✓✓✓-The vertical distance from the equilibrium to the crest
Color of light in order Ans✓✓✓-From longest to shortest
red-violet
Compression Ans✓✓✓-the particles are pushed closer together
part of the longitudinal wave that is pressed together
Crest Ans✓✓✓-The highest point reached by a particle
Electromagnetic wave Ans✓✓✓-do not require a medium to transport the
energy of the wave. They can travel both through matter and through a vacuum
, (in the absence of matter.) An electromagnetic wave is a combination of an
oscillating electric field and an oscillating magnetic field.
(EM radiation, light, photons)
Equilibrium Ans✓✓✓--The horizontal dashed line in the middle of the graph is
the
-a position or state to which an oscillating object eventually returns after a
disturbance is gone
Expansion Ans✓✓✓-the particles are pulled away from each other.
part of the longitudinal wave that is expanded
Frequency Ans✓✓✓-the number of oscillations the wave makes in a given
amount of time.
-The number of wavelengths that pass by a given point each second
Gamma wave Ans✓✓✓-are produced in nuclear reactions and explosions of giant
stars
-have the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies and energies of all EM
radiation.
