Chapter 17.1 Electromagnet Waves Have Unique Traits
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Use pages 552-557 to answer the following questions.
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- 1.An ___________ wave is a disturbance in a field.
- 2.Electromagnetic waves transfer _____
- 3.Electromagnetic wave is a disturbance that transfers energy through a _____
- 4.An EM wave is a _____ field and a magnetic field.
- 5.The electric wave is _____ to the magnetic field
- 6.EM waves occur when electrically charges ______ particles move.
- 7.EM waves from the ___ provide most of the energy for the environment on Earth.
- 8.Electromagnetic waves can travel in a _____.
- 9.Energy that moves in the form of EM waves is called _______.
- 10.Electromagnetic waves are different than _____ waves.
- 11.The speed of EM waves in a vacuum, ______ kilmeters per second.
- 12.When EM waves encounter a medium they can transfer _____.
- 13.A mechanical wave (not EM) converts potential energy into kinetic energy by moving the _____ back and forth.
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