Waves & Wave Properties

water

air

energy

matter

EM waves have very short wavelengths

EM waves transmit energy instead of matter

EM waves can travel through the vacuum of space (without particles)

EM waves can change direction by reflection

Higher amplitude means lower energy

Higher amplitude means higher energy

Amplitude has no effect on energy

Amplitude is unrelated to wave frequency

Higher frequency results in longer wavelength

Higher frequency results in shorter wavelength

Higher frequency results in lower energy

Higher frequency results in greater energy

Higher frequency means lower energy

Higher frequency means higher energy

Frequency has no effect on energy

Energy is constant regardless of frequency

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The light's frequency changes as it moves through different media

Different colors of light travel at different speeds in a material

The light's intensity increases in a denser medium

The light's wavelength does not change in different media

When light travels through a prism, the light is separated by wavelength.

Humans see the different wavelengths of visible light as different colors.

The prism is being used to combine different colors of light.

The light bends when it enters the prism and again when it leaves the prism.