Science

Question 1

Any substance that a wave moves through

Answer 1

Medium

Question 2

Mechanical waves

Answer 2

Waves that transfer energy through matter.

Question 3

Transverse wave

Answer 3

A type of wave in which the disturbance moves at right angles, or perpendicular, to the direction in which the wave travels

Question 4

Longitudinal wave

Answer 4

The wave that travels in the same direction of the disturbance.

Question 5

Crest

Answer 5

Highest point in a wave

Question 6

Trough

Answer 6

The lowest point of a wave

Question 7

Amplitude

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Wavelength

Answer 8

The distance from one wave crest to the very next crest

Question 9

Frequency

Answer 9

The number of waves passing a fixed point in a certain amount time

Question 10

Reflection

Answer 10

The bounce back of a wave after it strikes a barrier

Question 11

Refraction

Answer 11

The bending of a wave as it crosses the boundary between two mediums at an angle other than 90 degrees

Question 12

Diffraction

Answer 12

Spreading out of waves through an opening or around the edge of an obstacle

Question 13

Interference

Answer 13

The meeting and 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 that have the longest wavelengths, the lowest frequencies, and the lowest energies

Question 18

Microwave

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Visible light

Answer 19

Part of the EM spectrum that human eyes can see

Question 20

Infrared light

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EM frequencies

Question 21

Ultraviolet light

Answer 21

Frequencies above those of visible light and partially below those of x-rays

Question 22

X-rays

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The part of the EM spectrum that consists of waves with high frequencies and high energies

Question 23

Gamma Rays

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Transmission

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The passage of an EM wave through a medium

Question 25

Absorption

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The disappearance of an EM wave into the medium

Question 26

Scattering

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The spreading out of light rays in all directions, because the particles reflect and absorb the light

Question 27

Polarization

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A quality of light in which all of its waves vibrate in the same direction

Question 28

Prism

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A tool that uses refraction to spread out the different wavelengths that make up white light

Question 29

Primary colors

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Three colors of light red, blue, and green which can be mixed to produce possible colors

Question 30

Primary pigments

Answer 30

The 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.