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88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] What does Curley's wife say she might have done instead of marrying Curley? [Answer] | Be an actres/movie star. | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] Why does Curley's wife threaten Crooks? What does she threaten him with? [Answer] | Because he tried to stand up to her and say she had no right to come into his room. She threatens to lynch him. | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] What does Curley's wife say to Lennie about Curley? [Answer] | She's glad Lennie beat Curley up b/c he deserved it. Cometiomes she wants to beat him up too. | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] Crooks tells Lennie he now knows why his old man didn't like his playing w/ white kids. What does he now know? [Answer] | Didn't know the extent of racism. The dad didn't like the white kids b/c their parents' influence would someday make them racist, too. As kids, though, they just wanted to play | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] Crooks says, "Everybody wants a little piece of lan'...and nobody gets no land. It's just in their head." Is it possible that George, Lennie, and Candy will be the exception to this? [Answer] | Yes. Many men have passed through w/ the same big ideas but didn't accomplish their goals b/c they gave up hope. George, Lennie, and Candy have money, each other, are saving money, and already picked out a house. | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] Curley's wife indicates that she doesn't like her husband. Why do you think she married him? Base your answer on what you know about her character. [Answer] | Money (the story took place during the Depression) | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] Crooks tells George to forget what he said about hoeing and doing odd jobs on their dream ranch. He says he didn't mean it and wouldn't want to go to a place like that. Do you believe that he didn't mean what he said? [Answer] | I think this is a lie and he really did want to live w/ them on the dream ranch. | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] What reason might he have for changing his mind about joining the others? [Answer] | I think he's afraid of what will happen if he tries to assert his independence again (Curley's wife threatened to lynch him JUST for telling her to leave his room) | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] What do mice represent Lennie? [Answer] | He can't help having a mental disability | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] Why do mice represent Crooks? [Answer] | He is black (experiences racism) and crippled (can only do certain jobs on the farm) | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] Why do mice represent Candy? [Answer] | Old; can't do much more work on the farm; can't assert his opinion about his dog. | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] Why do mice represent Curley's wife? [Answer] | Married for money, no friends, Curley cheating on her (she knows it), and a woman was defined by her husband at the time | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] Why does Lennie get angry at his dead puppy? [Answer] | Tried to scold it for biting too hard. He is mad that he won't be able to tend the rabbits now that the dog "made him kill it" | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] Why does Curley's wife say she wants to talk to Lennie? [Answer] | She's lonely and wants a friend | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] What does Curley's wife give Lennie as the reason for her having married Curley? [Answer] | To spite her mother and get away from her mother. | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] Why does Lennie become angry at Curley's wife? What is the result of his anger? [Answer] | For yelling b/c he was grabbing her hair, which made him yank harder. He kills her. | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] What does Candy tell George they should do about Lennie? [Answer] | Let him get away on his own | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] What does George tell Candy he has known all along? [Answer] | He knew he would never get the dream ranch. The story gave them false hope and comforted Lennie. | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] What does Slim tell George might happen to Lennie if they bring him in? [Answer] | He'll be locked up in a cage like an animal | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] What does Curley say he's going to do to Lennie? [Answer] | Shoot him in the gut. | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] Candy knows that he and George won't get the place together. Why do you think George is unwilling to go in w/ Candy? [Answer] | George and Lennie's dream . It was George's way of soothing Lennie, even thouhgh he knew they wouldn't actually get it. He'd feel funny sharing this dream w/ someone else. | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] Slim tells George it wouldn't be good for Lennie to be locked up, strapped down, and put in a cage. What do you think he is suggesting to George? Do you agree or not? [Answer] | he's suggesting that George should get rid of Lennie by killing b/c Curley is rounding up others and coming after him so the only other choice is for Lennie to disappear. If he ran away he would end up in an institution: locked, strapped, in cage. | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] Carlson states Lennie stole his pistol , that it wasn't lost. Is there another possible explanation for the missing gun? [Answer] | Carlson's nature is to get what he wants: he pushed Candy until he had permission to shoot the dog and probably would make up an excuse so no one would think he misplaced the gun. (Another reason to kill Lennie: theft). George could've taken it. | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] What does Lennie repeatedly tell his "Aunt Clara" when she accuses him of doing bad things and not minding George? [Answer] | He says that he tried and tried (to mind George so that he could tend the rabbits) | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] What does the story of the dream ranch represent? [Answer] | Hope for a better future | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] What is the statement the gigantic rabbit repeats to taunt Lennie? [Answer] | George is gonna leave you | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] Describe George's reaction and reply when Lennie says he thought George was mad at him? [Answer] | Seems like he feels bad for Lennie: doesn't get mad, just comes and sits by Lennie. Shows that he is not going to kill Lennie out of anger. | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] What does Carlson assume happened to Lennie? What does George say? [Answer] | That Lennie had his (Carlson's) gun and George got it from Lennie and killed him OR Lennie shot himself. George says Lennie had the gun (doesn't want to get in trouble for taking Carlson's gun) | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] Both Lennie's Aunt Clara and a gigantic rabbit appear while Lennie waits for George. What might each of these figures represent? [Answer] | Aunt Clara- guilt, conscience. Lennie forgets things so he needs someone to tell him he's in the wrong. Aunt Clara= his limited capacity to feel guilt. Rabbit= Lennie's paradise, happiness, and comfort. | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] Describe what Slim does at the end of the novel. What does he tell George? [Answer] | He is kind to George and says sometimes you just have to do extreme things in extreme circumstances. Wnats to go get a drind w/ George. | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] Lennie tells Aunt Clara that he "tried and tried" but he "couldn't help" doing bad things. Were the things Lennie did "bad"? Could he "help it"? [Answer] | Yes, he killed animals and humans, but he couldn't help it b/c he was misunderstood (size). These things caused trouble, but he never intended for anything bad to happen. | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] George tells Lennie he isn't mad and never has been, and that he wants Lennie to know that. Why does George say this? Do you think he's telling Lennie the truth? [Answer] | He said these things so that he could honestly tell Lennie how he felt before killing him. Although Lennie is a burden and a hassle for George, George wouldn't have continued to travel w/ Lennie if he didn't feel this way. | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
88eb411a_ashcards_about_Of_Mice_and_Men__Answer | [Question] Slim tells George, in essence, that he did what he had to do aboutg Lennie. Do you agree or disagree w/ Slim? Are there other possibilities that George could have considered? If so, what are they? [Answer] | This solution just got rid of the current prob (Lennie killing someone) and any future probs. I feel like Lennie and George could've run far away again b/c news didn't travel terribly fast then, Curley didn't seem to love his wife, &no one trusted others | [] | Flashcards about Of Mice and Men | Answer | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-395488 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00024-ip-10-236-191-2_739509850_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] When sounds bounce back (reflect) from hard surfaces this is called an . . . [Comment] Sound and light are both waves. [Response] | ECHO | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] When a ray of light is reflected from a shiny surface (e.g. a plane mirror) the angle of incidence is equal to . . . [Comment] Angles are measured from the NORMAL. [Response] | the angle of reflection. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] A line drawn at 90 degrees to a surface is called a . . . [Comment] Used in measuring angles of reflection and refraction. [Response] | NORMAL | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] When rays of light change direction as they cross the boundary between two different substances this is called . . . [Comment] All waves do this. [Response] | REFRACTION | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Refraction occurs when light travels between two different materials because . . . [Comment] Light slows down in glass and water compared to air. [Response] | the speed of light is different in each material. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Sound waves are . . . [Comment] Compressions and rarefactions travelling through a material ( a push-pull motion on a slinky spring) [Response] | LONGITUDINAL waves | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Light waves are . . . [Comment] Like a side-to-side motion on a slinky spring. [Response] | TRANSVERSE waves | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Light waves travel at . . . [Comment] c = 300 000 km/s [Response] | the speed of LIGHT | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Sound waves travel much slower than light. Their speed in air is approximately . . . [Comment] Sound travels faster in warm air than in cold. [Response] | 330 m/s | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Sound waves can be reflected and . . . [Comment] When they cross the boundary between two different substances. [Response] | REFRACTED | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] If waves cross a boundary between two different substances at a right angle, there is . . . [Comment] Only speed and wavelength change. [Response] | NO change of direction. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] What changes when a light ray crosses a boundary between air and glass, travelling into the glass? [Comment] These are all part of REFRACTION. [Response] | Speed decreases. Wavelength decreases. It bends towards the normal. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] If a ray of light travels from glass into air, its speed will . . . [Comment] Light travels faster in air than glass. [Response] | increase. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Waves travelling across the surface of water are . . . [Comment] The surface is displaced at a right angle to the direction of travel of the waves. [Response] | transverse waves. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Water waves can be . . . [Comment] Same as any other waves you care to mention. [Response] | refracted and reflected. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] When water waves travel from deep water to shallow water they are refracted because . . . [Comment] There is more drag from the seabed. [Response] | they travel more slowly in shallow water. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] When a ray of light travels from glass,Perspex or water into air . . . [Comment] Usually about 50% of the light is reflected. [Response] | some light is refracted and some is reflected from the boundary. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] For light travelling from glass to air, if the angle of incidence is greater than a certain angle what happens? [Comment] TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION. Get the spelling right! [Response] | All of the light is reflected inside the glass. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] What is the name of the largest angle of incidence at which light can just be refracted at a boundary between glass and air? [Comment] About 42 degrees for glass / air. [Response] | Critical angle | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Light can travel along an optic fibre because of . . . [Comment] No refraction involved. [Response] | total internal reflection. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Optic fibres can be used to send telephone messages in the form of . . . [Comment] Infra red lasers are used for this. [Response] | pulses of light. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Sound waves travel through solids, liquids and gases as . . . [Comment] Push a slinky spring away from you and back again. [Response] | longitudinal waves. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] When a wave moves through a gap, or past an obstacle, it . . . [Comment] This is called diffraction. [Response] | spreads out from the edges. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Diffraction of radio waves can improve radio reception in hilly areas because . . . [Comment] This doesn't work with TV or microwaves because they have a shorter wavelength. [Response] | the waves bend over the summit and down into the valleys. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Diffraction occurs more strongly when . . . [Comment] A hill of height 1000m will diffract radio waves of the same wavelength. [Response] | the wavelength is similar to the size of the obstacle. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] When white light passes through a 60 degree prism . . . [Comment] Isaac Newton explained this by saying that white is a mixture of all the other colours. [Response] | a spectrum of colours is produced. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Different colours of light have different . . . [Comment] Red has the longest, violet the shortest. [Response] | wavelengths. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] When a spectrum is produced by a prism the effect is called . . . [Comment] Different colours travel at different speeds in glass - red slows down least. [Response] | dispersion. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Which colour is refracted most by a prism? [Comment] Violet Veers Violently [Response] | Violet | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] There are many more kinds of radiation than we can see with our eyes. The full range is called the . . . [Comment] It extends to very large and very small wavelengths. [Response] | electromagnetic spectrum | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] The type of electromagnetic radiation which has the longest wavelength is . . . [Comment] Typically over 1 kilometre in length. [Response] | radio waves. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] The type of electromagnetic radiation which has the shortest wavelenth is . . . [Comment] Wavelength is less than the size of an atom. [Response] | gamma rays. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] When radiation is absorbed, the energy it carries makes . . . [Comment] Lying in the Sun makes me hot! [Response] | the substance which absorbs it hotter. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Electromagnetic radiation may also . . . [Comment] That's how a radio or TV works. [Response] | create an alternating current with the same frequency as the radiation. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Radio waves are used to . . . [Comment] Range is limited by line of sight. [Response] | transmit radio and TV programmes between different points on Earth's surface. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Longer wavelength radio signals can be reflected from an electrically charged layer in Earth's upper atmosphere called . . . [Comment] This enables signals to be sent between distant points despite the curvature of Earth's surface [Response] | the ionosphere. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Microwave radiation of short wavelength which can pass through Earth's atmosphere is used to . . . [Comment] To receive information from a satellite you will need a satellite DISH. [Response] | send information to and from satellites and within mobile phone networks. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] A microwave oven can be used for cooking because . . . [Comment] No metal objects and certainly not your hands! [Response] | water molecules in food strongly absorb microwaves of the correct wavelength. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Toasters, grills and radiant heaters make use of . . . [Comment] This is emitted from warm bodies such as animals and plants. [Response] | infra red radiation. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] A TV remote control uses . . . [Comment] You might not see it yourself but try using a video camera ! [Response] | infra red radiation. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Light can be sent down optical fibres to allow doctors to see inside a patient's body. The device is called an . . . [Comment] It can be used at both 'ends' - but only by a qualified medical person please ! [Response] | endoscope. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Sunbeds make use of . . . [Comment] Careless exposure can result in skin cancer (melanoma) so use Factor 25 at least ! [Response] | ultraviolet radiation | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Special coatings which absorb UV and emit visible light are used in . . . [Comment] Check out your white shirt at the discotheque ( yeah, I know that dates me!) [Response] | fluorescent lamps and security coding. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] X-rays are used to produce shadow pictures of bones because . . . [Comment] It can be used at airports for screening your luggage - so leave those scissors at home. [Response] | X-rays do not easily pass through bone or metal. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Gamma radiation is used to . . . [Comment] Those party forks you use at barbecues have been inside a nuclear reactor you know. [Response] | kill harmful bacteria in food, sterilise surgical instruments and kill cancer cells. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Microwaves are absorbed by the water in cells which may be . . . [Comment] So keep your hands out of the microwave and keep your mobile phone at a safe distance too. [Response] | damaged or killed by the heat released. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Infra red is absorbed by the skin and felt as . . . [Comment] Nice. [Response] | heat. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Ultraviolet can pass through the skin to deeper tissues. The darker the skin . . . [Comment] See, there's a reason for everything. [Response] | the more UV it absorbs and the less reaches deeper tissues. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] X-rays and gamma rays mostly pass through soft tissues but some . . . [Comment] No exposure is good exposure. [Response] | is absorbed by the cells. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] High doses of UV, X and gamma radiation can kill normal cells. Lower doses can . . . [Comment] Very high doses are needed to kill cancer cells, but healthy cells are also killed. It is a high risk strategy. [Response] | cause normal cells to become cancerous. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Information such as speech or music can be converted into . . . [Comment] Traditional methods: copper wires and radio signals. [Response] | electrical signals that can be sent long distances through cables or using electromagnetic waves as carriers. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Information can be converted into light or infra red signals and sent . . . [Comment] Modern methods: cheaper, less loss of energy so more efficient. [Response] | along optic fibres. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Signals which vary continuously in amplitude and/or frequency are called . . . [Comment] Old fashioned vinyl records and terrestrial TV ( not digital) [Response] | analogue signals | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Signals can be coded as a series of pulses which have two states, on or off. These are called . . . [Comment] Now we're talking ! [Response] | digital signals | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] One advantage of difgital signals over older analogue signals is . . . [Comment] Analogue signals are prone to distortion. On is on and off is still off. [Response] | higher quality - the signals do not change their information during the transmission process. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] A major advantage of digital signals is . . . [Comment] More information can be transmitted in a given time than with analogue signals. [Response] | their information carrying capacity. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] As signals travel they become weaker. Random additions to the signal are called . . . [Comment] Noise adds to both types of signal. [Response] | NOISE | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] With analogue signals, different frequencies may weaken to different extents. When amplified . . . [Comment] Noise is also amplified along with any differences. [Response] | the signal becomes less like the original. Its quality deteriorates. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Even though digital pulses weaken with distance, the quality is maintained because . . . [Comment] The voltage needed for an 'on' state is much higher than the noise level. [Response] | noise is of low amplitude and below the level recognised as 'on'. It is treated as 'off'. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Sounds are produced when object vibrate. The greater the amplitude of vibrations . . . [Comment] Turn it up ! [Response] | the louder the sound. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] The number of complete vibrations each second is called the . . . [Comment] The higher the frequency of a sound the higher its PITCH [Response] | frequency ( measured in hertz, Hz) | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Electronic systems can produce waves which have a frequency higher than humans can hear called . . . [Comment] Above 20kHz, I give up. [Response] | ultrasound or ultrasonic waves | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Ultrasonic waves are used in medicine for . . . [Comment] Doesn't harm the foetus like X-rays would. [Response] | pre-natal scanning | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] In industry, ultrasound is used for . . . [Comment] Can detect cracks in welds, moulded castings etc. [Response] | cleaning delicate mechanisms and for quality control | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] The information needed for an ultrasound scan to be useful is . . . [Comment] The distance to the reflecting boundary can be calculated if the speed of sound in the material is known. [Response] | the time taken for an echo to return to the detector. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Our knowledge of the structure of the Earth comes from studying how the shock waves from earthquakes travel through it. These are called . . . [Comment] Earthquake intensity is measured on the Richter scale. [Response] | seismic waves. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
ff303739_Flashcards_about_Wave_Motion__Response | [Statement] Earthquakes produce waves which can be detected using . . . [Comment] They produce a pen and ink trace on a rotating drum of paper. [Response] | seismographs or seismometers. | [] | Flashcards about Wave Motion | Response | http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-17973 | 2/1438042982745.46_20150728002302-00141-ip-10-236-191-2_729415678_3.json |
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