Waves Bill Nye Video
What are three things that travel in waves?
Light, sound, and energy
What are three of the properties of waves?
Length, amplitude, and form
Why does light break into patterns when it is run through thin slits?
Because of de fraction
Do X-rays have higher or lower frequency than light waves?
X-rays have a lower frequency
Define wavelength.
Wavelength depends on how fast the waves are made.
What causes waves on the ocean?
The winds cause waves on the surface of the ocean (and on lakes). The wind transfers some of its energy to the water, through friction between the air molecules and the water molecules.
What are the waves in the Earth called (Earthquake waves)?
Seismic waves
Define frequency
the rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time or in a given sample
Define amplitude
the maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, measured from the position of equilibrium
What kind of wave travels by squeezing and spreading?
Sound waves
What is it called when a wave bounces back and comes back to the source?
It means the wave is reflected
What is Sonar?
Sonar uses sound waves to tell how far something is or where it is.
What are three things that travel in waves?
Light, sound, and energy
What are three of the properties of waves?
Length, amplitude, and form
Why does light break into patterns when it is run through thin slits?
Because of de fraction
Do X-rays have higher or lower frequency than light waves?
X-rays have a lower frequency
Define wavelength.
Wavelength depends on how fast the waves are made.
What causes waves on the ocean?
The winds cause waves on the surface of the ocean (and on lakes). The wind transfers some of its energy to the water, through friction between the air molecules and the water molecules.
What are the waves in the Earth called (Earthquake waves)?
Seismic waves
Define frequency
the rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time or in a given sample
Define amplitude
the maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, measured from the position of equilibrium
What kind of wave travels by squeezing and spreading?
Sound waves
What is it called when a wave bounces back and comes back to the source?
It means the wave is reflected
What is Sonar?
Sonar uses sound waves to tell how far something is or where it is.