Unit #3- Light and Atoms

Question 1

Radiant energy

Answer 1

Energy that can travel through space from one point to another without the need of a direct physical link

Question 2

Conduction

Answer 2

Solid

Question 3

convenction

Answer 3

fluid

Question 4

radiation

Answer 4

space

Question 5

True or false: Blue light travels more quickly than red light

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Electromagnetic wave/electromagnetic radiation

Answer 6

Mix of electric and magnetic energy

Question 7

Photons

Answer 7

A particle or visible light or other electromagnetic radiation

Question 8

Wave-particle duality

Answer 8

Light and sub-atomic particles

Question 9

Visible spectrum

Answer 9

Color ranging that humans can see

Question 10

Nanometer

Answer 10

Measured in billionths

Question 11

Frequency

Answer 11

Measured in hertz

Question 12

White light

Answer 12

A mixture of all colors

Question 13

Frequency

Answer 13

Wavelength

Question 14

True or false: FM radio waves can pass through solid objects while AM radio waves cannot

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Visible light

Answer 15

One small part of the electromagnetic spectrum

Question 16

Gamma, x-rays, microwaves

Question 17

Wavelengths

Answer 17

Difference between one kind of electromagnetic energy and another is the length of their waves

Question 18

Infrared

Answer 18

Heat radiation related to visible light

Question 19

Blueshift

Answer 19

Light that appears bluer as it moves toward us

Question 20

Redshift

Answer 20

Star moving away from us, appearing more red

Question 21

Protons

Answer 21

Positive

Question 22

Neutrons

Answer 22

Neutral

Question 23

Number of protons

Answer 23

The element’s atomic number

Question 24

Atomic mass

Answer 24

Protons + neutrons

Question 25

Absorption

Answer 25

Lower to higher

Question 26

Emission

Answer 26

Higher to lower

Question 27

Spectroscopy

Answer 27

Study of light from an object