Waves Flashcards
Primary pigment
Three color of substance (cyan,yellow,And magenta) that can be mixed together to produce any possible colors
Primary color
These colors of light(red,yellow,and blue) that can be mixed to produce all possible colors.
Prism
An optical tool that uses refraction of light to separate the different wavelengths that make up white light
Polarization
A very filtering thing so that all of the waves vibrate in the same direction.
Scattering
The spreading out of light waves in all directions as particles reflect and absorb light
Absorption
The disappearance of a wave into a medium. The energy transferred by a wave is converted into another form of energy
Transmission
The passage of waves through a medium
Gramma ray
Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with highest frequencies
X rays
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with high frequencies and high energies, electromagnetic wave with frequencies ranging 10- 16 to 10-21 power herts
Ultraviolet light
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves or frequencies higher than those of visible light and lower than x-rays
Infrared light
Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with a frequencies between those of microwaves and visible light
Microwaves
Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with a higher frequencies than radio waves but lower frequencies than infrared waves.
Electromagnetic wave
A type of wave such as a light wave or radio wave that does not require a medium to travel through a disturbance that transferred on.
Radiation
Energy that travels across distances in the form of electromagnetic waves
Electromagnetic spectrum
The range of all electromagnetic frequencies.