| A | B |
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| Which watershed do we live in? | Blue River |
| Which pollutant is found in animal waste? | nitrates |
| Which pollutant is found in detergents? | phosphates |
| How do pollutants get in the water? | impervious surfaces, stormwater runoff, wastewater overflow |
| area of land that catches all rain and snow and collects it in one place | watershed |
| T/F Excess nitrates and phosphates can lead to algae blooms, endangering health of fish and other organisms | True |
| Neutral on pH scale | 7.0 |
| Waves caused by earthquakes | Seismic |
| Type of wave by which light travels | Transverse |
| Type of wave by which sound travels | Longitudnal |
| Which of these has the shortest wavelength? Red, Blue Green, Orange | Blue |
| What substance does light travel fastest through? | Empty Space |
| In the spectrum, which type of wave has the longest wavelength and lowest frequency? | Radio waves |
| The distance between two crests | Wavelength |
| Highest point on a wave | Crest |
| Lowest point on a wave | Trough |
| Type of wave generated by radioactive atoms; made in nuclear reactions and used in cancer treatment | Gamma |
| What happens to light energy shining on a black object? | all energy is absorbed |
| Type of interference that makes a larger amplitude | Constructive |
| What happens to electron when atom emits light | moves from high energy level to low energy level |
| Has oscillations at right angles to direction wave is traveling | Transverse |
| Number of waves that pass a point in one second | Frequency |
| Ability of a wave to bend around or through holes in obstacles | Diffraction |
| If wavelength is 50 meters, speed is 25 m/s, what is the frequency? | 0.5 Hz |
| If wavelength is 50 centimeters and frequency is 25 Hz, what is speed of wave? | 12.5 m/s |
