What is an electromagnetic wave?

-wave made up of electric and magnetic fields that oscillate

Overall, why is the sky blue?

-scattered off the molecules that make up the atmosphere

What is a wave's wavelength?

-amount of time that elapses between oscillations

-the motion of a disturbance between two points

-the building blocks of the world around us

What is the amplitude of a wave?

-the maximum displacement from the equilibrium position

What is the frequency?

-number of oscillations it makes in a given amount of time

ARE YOU READY FOR SECTION 2!!!!!

-YAAAAASSSS, -Ehh Sure, -I hate school.

What are we surrounded by?

-an undulating sea of electromagnetic waves

Are you ready for section 1? (Waves/Light)

YAAAASSSS, Gurl Please, Duhhh!, Hecky Yes!

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1
What causes waves, regardless of the type?
-mass of any kind
-water
-good hair
-a vibration of any kind
2
Which is NOT a type of laser?
-semiconductor diode laser
-a quantanical
-solid-state laser
-gas laser
3
What appears to people as the highest-frequency of light?
-mahogany
-red
-indigo
-violet
4
Who was ONE of the first to ever study light?
-Otto Hahn
-Albert Einstein
-Galileo Galilei
-Wernher von Braun
5
What is an electromagnetic wave?
-wave made up of electric and magnetic fields that oscillate
-a wave that defies the laws of physics
-a wave that is "electro"
-a oscillating wave
6
Overall, why is the sky blue?
-it isn't
-scattered off the molecules that make up the atmosphere
-scattered off the atoms that make up the ocean
-because it reflects our oceans
7
What is a wave's wavelength?
-how long you have to wear a durag
-amount of time that elapses between oscillations
-the height of a wave
-how long the wave can get in a period of time
8
What do we use to transmit and receive electromagnetic waves?
-space ship
-hatred
-antennas
-the radio
9
What is a wave?
-the ripples of water that mass makes
-the result of a durag and good hair
-energy levels that have been exaggerated
-the motion of a disturbance between two points
10
Theodore Maiman developed the first working laser in 1970, True or False?
True Dude
Nah Brahh
11
Did you enjoy this Quiz?
-DUHHHHHH
-Ew
-Yuck
-Totes
12
What are the two ways, waves are classified?
-Transverse and Longitudinal
-Short and Long
-Emissionable and Flamable
-Electromagnetic and Spherical
13
What are atoms?
-its "atom levine"
-the building blocks of the world around us
-lego pieces to build only one thing
-technique of reconstruction of things
14
What is the amplitude of a wave?
-oscillations that are parallel to the direction of the wave
-the maximum displacement from the equilibrium position
-how tall a wave is
-how loud a music can get
15
What is the frequency?
-the amount of waves that you get caught up in
-number of oscillations it makes in a given amount of time
-how frequent a wave hits you
-how the distance effects a wave
16
ARE YOU READY FOR SECTION 2!!!!!
-Heck No
-YAAAAASSSS
-Ehh Sure
-I hate school.
17
How many types of lasers are there?
-Four
-Three
-Two
-None
18
What are we surrounded by?
-an undulating sea of electromagnetic waves
-Good Vibes
-Love
-a continuum of stuff
19
Are you ready for section 1? (Waves/Light)
YAAAASSSS
Gurl Please
Duhhh!
Hecky Yes!

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