Waves and Optics Crossword
Across
- 2. Orientation of oscillations of a wave in a specific direction
- 4. Bending of light as it passes one medium to another
- 5. Distance between consecutive crests or troughs of a wave
- 7. Branch of physics that studies light and its interactions with matter
- 8. Separation of light into its component colors based on wavelength
- 10. Scattering of light as it passes through a medium
- 12. Interaction of two or more waves, resulting in a new wave pattern
- 13. Bouncing back of a wave when it hits a barrier
- 15. Transparent object that refracts light to converge or diverge rays
Down
- 1. Passage of light through a medium without being absorbed
- 3. A surface over which an oscillation has a constant phase
- 6. Maximum extent of a wave's displacement from its rest position
- 9. Position of a point in time on a wave cycle
- 11. Range of different colors produced when light is dispersed
- 14. Number of rays that pass a point in one second