1. Waves Review Game

2. What section of the ear is responsible for “capturing” vibrations? Outer ear

3. What part of the eye starts the refraction process? cornea

4. What are the three primary colors of light? Red, green, and blue

5. What term refers to the number of waves that pass a certain point per second? frequency

6. List in order the 5 parts of the eye that light hits before sending a signal to the brain. Cornea, iris, pupil, lens,retina

7. What part of the ear contains the hair cells? cochlea

8. What term refers to a wave bouncing off a surface? reflection

9. What part of the eye opens or closes to adjust amount of light going into the eye? iris

10. What are the three parts of the middle ear? Hammer, anvil, stirrup

11. What is refraction of light? Bending of light because it changes a medium

12. What does a high amplitude show? High energy or stronger wave

13. Distance from crest to crest is called the……..? wavelength

14. Part of the ear that “amplifies”. Middle ear

15. List the three primary colors of PIGMENT. Red, yellow, blue

16. Tool used to break white light into the color spectrum. prism

17. What colors make up the color spectrum? ROY G BIV

18. What part of the eye focuses and refracts light onto the retina? lens

19. True or False- An echo is an example of reflection by a sound wave. True

20. What colors are reflected from a red ink pen? red

21. What are the components of the electromagnetic spectrum? Radio, micro, infrared Visible light Ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma

22. Of the EMS, what part has the highest frequency, shortest wavelength? gamma

23. What colors are reflected by a black t-shirt? none

24. What part of the eye sends signals to the brain? retina

25. When an electromagnetic wave has long wavelength what kind of frequency and energy will it also have? low

26. The type of wave that can travel through empty space? electromagnetic

27. List three examples of mediums. Gas, liquid, and solid

28. Heat wave of the EMS. infrared

29. Tool used by astronomers to determine the composition of stars. spectroscope

30. The passing of a wave through an object is called…. transmission

31. A sound wave would be an example of what kind of wave? mechanical

32. Which is lower in energy….microwaves or visible light? microwaves