Sound & Light

Learning Targets

• Describe the movement of sound through air.

• Compare the transmission of sound through air with that through solids, liquids, and a vacuum.

• State the factors that affect the speed of sound.

• Describe natural frequency and resonance.

• Distinguish between mechanical and electromagnetic waves.

• Recognize that electromagnetic waves are transverse waves and travel at the speed of light through a vacuum.

• Describe the electromagnetic spectrum in terms of frequency, wavelength and energy.

• Describe what happens when a wave reaches a boundary between two media.

• Describe the basic principles of reflection and refraction. 

Printable Learning Targets

Textbook Pages: 251 - 290, 298 - 299, 301 - 306, 324 - 325

Reading Essentials Pages: 157 - 185, 191 - 194