INTEGRATED PHYSICAL SCIENCE
VOCABULARY C165 WGU
EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
Wave ( correct answers ) A repeating disturbance that transports energy
from one
place to another is called a Hint,
displayed below
Mechanical wave ( correct answers ) can travel only through matter.
In otherthey require a medium to transport the energy of
words,
the wave.
(ocean & sound waves,
vibration)
Electromagnetic wave ( correct answers ) do not require a medium to
transport
energy of the
the wave. They can travel both through matter and through a
vacuum (in
absence of matter.)
the An electromagnetic wave is a combination of an
oscillating
field and an electric
oscillating magnetic
(EM radiation, light,
field.
photons)
Radio wave ( correct answers ) have the longest wavelengths of all EM
lowest frequency, lowest energy of
radiation,
all EMs
Microwave ( correct answers ) have wavelengths that are shorter than
those of
radio
- have higher frequencies and energies than radio waves, but lower
waves
than those of
infrared
radiation.
Infrared wave ( correct answers ) (IR) has wavelengths that are longer
than
of visible
thoselight, but shorter than those of
-frequencies are higher than those of microwaves, but lower than those of
microwaves.
visible light.
-Although we cannot see this radiation, we can feel it through our
skin as heat.
Visible light ( correct answers ) is a very small portion of the EM
spectrum.
includes allItof the wavelengths of light that the average unaided human
eye can detect.
Ultraviolet wave ( correct answers ) (UV) has wavelengths that are just
shorter
than those of visible violet light, but longer than those
of X-rays.
-The greatest source of UV radiation on the earth is
the sun.
-Ultraviolet radiation is invisible to the human eye. However, some
insects, can
reptiles birds, and
see
it.
GRADED
A+
VOCABULARY C165 WGU
EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
Wave ( correct answers ) A repeating disturbance that transports energy
from one
place to another is called a Hint,
displayed below
Mechanical wave ( correct answers ) can travel only through matter.
In otherthey require a medium to transport the energy of
words,
the wave.
(ocean & sound waves,
vibration)
Electromagnetic wave ( correct answers ) do not require a medium to
transport
energy of the
the wave. They can travel both through matter and through a
vacuum (in
absence of matter.)
the An electromagnetic wave is a combination of an
oscillating
field and an electric
oscillating magnetic
(EM radiation, light,
field.
photons)
Radio wave ( correct answers ) have the longest wavelengths of all EM
lowest frequency, lowest energy of
radiation,
all EMs
Microwave ( correct answers ) have wavelengths that are shorter than
those of
radio
- have higher frequencies and energies than radio waves, but lower
waves
than those of
infrared
radiation.
Infrared wave ( correct answers ) (IR) has wavelengths that are longer
than
of visible
thoselight, but shorter than those of
-frequencies are higher than those of microwaves, but lower than those of
microwaves.
visible light.
-Although we cannot see this radiation, we can feel it through our
skin as heat.
Visible light ( correct answers ) is a very small portion of the EM
spectrum.
includes allItof the wavelengths of light that the average unaided human
eye can detect.
Ultraviolet wave ( correct answers ) (UV) has wavelengths that are just
shorter
than those of visible violet light, but longer than those
of X-rays.
-The greatest source of UV radiation on the earth is
the sun.
-Ultraviolet radiation is invisible to the human eye. However, some
insects, can
reptiles birds, and
see
it.
GRADED
A+