Science
Across
- 1. a small, dispersed amount of something
- 4. the quality of being hot; high temperature
- 7. the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere
- 10. the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
- 11. the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles
- 12. the flow of energy at the speed of light through space or a material medium
Down
- 2. a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that extends from the long wavelength, or red, end of the visible-light range to the microwave range
- 3. the smallest particle of a chemical element that can exist
- 5. the distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave
- 6. a particle representing a quantum of light or other electromagnetic radiation
- 8. a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum extending from the violet, or short-wavelength, end of the visible light range to the X-ray region
- 9. a range of electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the human eye