Science Vocabulary For Waves Subject Flashcards
The three colors of substance (cyan,yellow,and magenta That can be mixed to make all possible colors
Primary pigment
The three colors of light (red,yellow and blue). That can be mixed to make all possible colors.
Primary colors
An optical tool that uses refraction of light to separate the different wave lengths that make up white light.
Prism
A way of filtering light so that all of the waves vibrate in the same direction.
Polarization
The spreading out of light waves in all directions as particles reflect and absorb the light.
Scattering
The disappearance of a wave into a medium. The energy transferred by a wave is converted into another form of energy.
Absorption
The passage of waves through a medium
Transmissions
Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with the highest frequencies
Gamma rays
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with high frequencies and high energies. Electromagnetic waves with frequencies of 10 to the first power 15 to the 2 power and 20to 21 power hertz
X- rays
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of wave of frequencies higher than those of visible light and lower than x- rays
Ultraviolet light
Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with a frequencies between those of microwaves and visible light.
Infrared light
Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with a higher frequencies than radio waves but lower frequencies than infrared waves
Microwaves
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with the lowest frequencies
Radio waves
A type of wave such as a light wave or radio wave that does not require a medium to travel through a disturbance that transfers energy through a field
Electromagnetic waves
Energy that travels across distances in the form of electromagnetic waves.
Radiation
The range of all electro magnetic frequencies
Electromagnetic spectrum
The meeting and combining of waves ; the adding or subtracting of wave amplitudes that occur as waves over lap.
Interference
The spreading out of waves as they pass through an opening or around the edges of an obstacle.
Diffraction
The bending of a light as it crosses a boundary between to mediums at an angle other than 90 degrees
Refraction
The bouncing back of a wave after it his a barrier
Reflection
The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given period of time.
Frequency
The distance between one crest to the next wave crest
Wavelength
The maximum distance that a disturbance causes a medium to move from its rest position.
Amplitude
the lowest point or valley of a wave
Trough
