Energy Vocabulary

3. A particle of electromagnetic radiation with no mass that carries a quantum of energy
11. The height of a wave from the origin to a crest, or from the origin to trough
12. spectra includes all forms electromagnetic radiation; the types of radiation differ in their frequencies and wavelengths
14. The capacity to do work or produce heat; exists as potential energy, which is stored in an object due to its composition or position, and kinetic energy, which is the energy of motion
15. The number of waves that pass a given point per second

1. state The lowest allowable energy state of an atom
2. effect A phenomenon in which photoelectrons are emitted from a metal's surface when light of a certain frequency shines on the surface
4. The minimum amount of energy that can be gained or lost by an atom
5. orbital A three-dimensional region around the nucleus of an atom that describes an electron's probably location
6. ______ acting as a wave is properly called electromagnetic radiation
7. sublevel The energy levels contained within a principal energy level
8. The shortest distance between equivalent points on a continuous wave; is usually expressed in meter, centimeters, or nanometer
9. A physical phenomenon characterized by its frequency, and amplitude
10. emission spectrum A set of frequencies of electromagnetic waves given off by atoms of an element; consist of a series of fine lines of individual colors
13. state State of a system with energy higher of that of the ground state