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Question 1

Medium

Answer 1

Any substance that waves move through

Question 2

Mechanical waves

Answer 2

Waves that transfer energy through matter

Question 3

Transverse wave

Answer 3

The direction in which the waves travel is perpendicular

Question 4

Longitudinal wave

Answer 4

A wave that travels in the same direction as the disturbance

Question 5

Crest

Answer 5

Highest point of a wave

Question 6

Trough

Answer 6

Lowest point of a wave

Question 7

Amplitude

Answer 7

A distance between a line through the middle of a wave and a crest or trough

Question 8

Wavelength

Answer 8

The distance from one crest to the next

Question 9

Frequency

Answer 9

How often waves occur

Question 10

Reflection

Answer 10

The bouncing back of a wave after it strikes a barrier

Question 11

Refraction

Answer 11

Bending of a wave as it enters a new medium

Question 12

Diffraction

Answer 12

The spreading out of waves through an opening

Question 13

Interference

Answer 13

Combining of waves

Question 14

Electromagnetic wave

Answer 14

A disturbance that transfers energy through a field

Question 15

Radiation

Answer 15

Energy that moves in the form of EM waves

Question 16

Electromagnetic spectrum

Answer 16

The range of all EM frequencies

Question 17

Radio waves

Answer 17

EM waves that have the longest wavelengths, the lowest frequencies, and the lowest energies

Question 18

Microwaves

Answer 18

EM waves with shorter wavelengths, higher frequencies, and higher energy than other radio waves

Question 19

Visible light

Answer 19

The part of the EM spectrum that human eyes can see

Question 20

Infrared light

Answer 20

Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with frequencies between those of microwaves and visible lights

Question 21

Ultraviolet light

Answer 21

The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with frequencies higher than those of visible light and lower than those of X-rays

Question 22

X-rays

Answer 22

The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with high frequencies and high energy

Question 23

Gamma rays

Answer 23

Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with the highest frequencies

Question 24

Transmission

Answer 24

Passage of a wave through a medium

Question 25

Absorption

Answer 25

The disappearance of a wave into a medium

Question 26

Scattering

Answer 26

Spreading out of light rays in all directions

Question 27

Polarization

Answer 27

A way of filtering light so that all waves vibrate in the same direction

Question 28

Prism

Answer 28

An optical tool that uses refraction to separate the different wavelengths that make up white light.

Question 29

Primary colors

Answer 29

3 colors of light, red, green, and blue, that can be mixed to produce all possible colors.

Question 30

Primary pigments

Answer 30

Three colors of substances, cyan, yellow, and magenta that can be mixed to produce all possible colors.

Question 31

Wave

Answer 31

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another