Chapter 22 vocab Pierce Marriott
Across
- 2. Emitted by the sun
- 4. cover a wide range of waves in the electromagnetic spectrum
- 9. amplitude modulation
- 12. wave interaction that occurs when to or more waves overlap
- 17. frequency modulation
- 19. wave that can travel through space or matter and consists of changing electric and magnetic fields
- 21. states that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection
- 23. the release of light energy by particles of matter that have absorbed energy
- 24. the bending of waves around barriers or through openings
- 26. matter through which visible light is easily transmitted
Down
- 1. have shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than radio waves
- 3. the idea that light can act as either particles or waves
- 5. transmits light but also scatters the light as it passes through the matter
- 6. very narrow range of wavelengths and frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum that humans can see
- 7. the range of colors
- 8. passing of light through matter
- 10. the falling of a beam of light on a
- 11. matter that does not transmit any light
- 13. occurs when light or any other wave bounces off an object
- 14. the entire range of electromagnetic waves
- 15. a tiny packet of light energy
- 16. the emission of energy in the form of electro magnetic waves
- 18. the bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another
- 20. the transfer of energy carried by light waves to particles of matter
- 22. beyond violet
- 25. carry large amounts of energy and can penetrate materials very easily