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.
Interference
The meeting and combination of waves,the adding or subtracting of wave amplitudes that occur as waves overlap
Diffraction
The spending out of waves as they pass through an opening or around the edges of an obstacle
Refraction
The bending of light as it crosses a boundary between two mediums at the angle other than 90 degrees
Reflection
The bouncing back of a wave after it hits a barrier
Frequency
The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given period of time.
Wave
A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without matter to move the entire distance
Medium
A substance through which a wave moves
Mechanical wave
A wave such as a sound or seismic wave that transfers kinetic energy through matter
Transverse wave
A wave in which the disturbance moves at right angles to the direction of the wave
Longitudinal wave
A type of wave in which the disturbance move in the same direction that the wave travels
Crest
The highest point or peak of a wave
Trough
The lowest point or variety of a wave
Amplitude
The maximum distance that a disturbance causes a medium to move from its rest position.
Wave length
The distance from one crest to the next wave crest
Radio waves
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves of the lowest frequencies.
