Vocabulary Waves

Question 1

three color substances (cyan, yellow and magenta) that can be mixed to produce any possible colors

Answer 1

Primary pigment

Question 2

the meeting and combining of waves: the adding or subtracting of wave amplitude that occur as waves overlap.

Answer 2

Interference

Question 3

a disturbance that transferres energy from one place to another without requiring matter to move the entire distance

Answer 3

Wave

Question 4

a wave in which the disturbance moves at right angles to the direction of the wave.

Answer 4

Transverse wave

Question 5

A wave in which the disturbance moves in the same direction as the wave

Answer 5

Longitudinal wave

Question 6

the highest point of a wave

Answer 6

Crest

Question 7

the lowest point in a wave

Answer 7

Trough

Question 8

the maximum distance that a disturbance causes a medium to move from its rest position

Answer 8

Amplitude

Question 9

the distance from one wave crest to the next wave crest.

Answer 9

Wave length

Question 10

the number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given period of time.

Answer 10

Frequency

Question 11

the bouncing back of waves after it hits a barrier

Answer 11

Reflection

Question 12

The bending of light as it crosses a barrier between two mediums at an angle other than 90 degrees

Answer 12

Refraction

Question 13

the spreading out of light waves as they pass through an opening or around the edges of an obstacle

Answer 13

Diffraction

Question 14

three colors of light (red, yellow, and blue) that can be mixed to produce all possible colors

Answer 14

Primary colors

Question 15

an optical tool that uses refraction of light to separate the different wavelengths that make up white light

Answer 15

Prism

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Polarization

Question 17

the spreading out of light waves in all directions as particles reflect and absorb the light

Answer 17

Scattering

Question 18

The disappearance of a wave into a medium. The energy transferred by a wave is converted into another form of energy

Answer 18

Absorption

Question 19

The passage of waves through a medium

Answer 19

Transmission

Question 20

Part of the electromagnetic spectrum with the highest frequencies

Answer 20

Gamma rays

Question 21

Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with high frequency and high energy: electromagnetic waves with frequencies ranging from 10 to the 16th power and 10 to the 21st power hertz

Answer 21

X-rays

Question 22

Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with a frequency higher than those of visible light and lower than x-rays

Answer 22

Ultraviolet light

Question 23

Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with a higher frequency than radio waves but lower frequencies than infrared light

Answer 23

Microwaves

Question 24

Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with a frequency between those of microwaves and visible light

Answer 24

Infrared light

Question 25

The part of the electromagnetic spectrum with the lowest frequencies

Answer 25

Radio waves

Question 26

A type of wave such as a light wave that does not require a medium to travel through, a disturbance that transfers energy through a field

Answer 26

Electromagnetic wave

Question 27

Energy that travels across distances in the form of electromagnetic waves

Answer 27

Radiation

Question 28

The range of all electromagnetic frequencies

Answer 28

Electromagnetic spectrum

Question 29

A wave such as a sound or seismic wave that transfers kinetic energy through matter

Answer 29

Mechanical wave

Question 30

A substance through which a wave moves

Answer 30

Medium