Waves- Sound and Light Crossword
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- 5. electromagnetic radiation with frequency just lower than visible red light
- 7. the kind of primary colors that include magenta, cyan, and yellow
- 11. for a wave or a vibration, the maximum displacement on either side of the equilibrium (midpoint) position
- 13. the SI unit of frequency
- 14. the kind of primary colors that include red, green, and blue
- 16. the study of light properties
- 19. for a vibrating body, the number of vibrations per unit time; for a wave, the number of crests that pass a particular point per unit time
- 21. the exhibition of both wave nature and partile nature of light
- 22. the time required for a vibration or wave to make one complete cycle
- 24. the last name of the scientist responsible for explaining the particle model of light and the photoelectric effect
- 27. the setting up of vibrations in an object by a vibrating source
- 29. the subjective impression about the frequency of light
- 30. the separation of light into colors arranged by frequency
- 31. when light is incident on a rough or granular surface
- 32. a wave in which the medium vibrates in a direction parallel (longitudinal) to the direction in which the wave travels
- 33. a dramatic increase in the amplitude of a wave that results when the frequency of forced vibration matches an object's natural frequency
- 35. the study of sound properties
- 36. when a surface is so smooth that it reflects an image
- 38. the last name of the scientist who formed the quantitative law of refraction named after him
- 39. a frequency at which an elastic object naturally tends to vibrate
- 41. a disturbance that travels from one place to another transporting energy, but not necessarily matter, along with it
- 42. description of material that absorb light without reemission
- 44. the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence
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- 1. the continuous range of electromagnetic waves that extends in frequency from radio waves to gamma waves
- 2. the last name of the scientist credited for observing that the universe is expanding
- 3. description of materials that allow light to pass through them in straight lines
- 4. the bending of waves due to a change in wave speed
- 6. electromagnetic radiation with frequency just higher than visible violet light
- 8. a wave in which the medium vibrates in a direction perpendicular (transverse) to the direction in which the wave travels
- 9. the subjective impression about the frequency of sound
- 10. the imaginary line perpendicular to the plane of a reflecting surface
- 12. the high point on a wave represented as a sine curve
- 15. the low point on a wave represented as a sine curve
- 17. the combined effect of two or more waves overlapping
- 18. any bending of light by means other than reflection and refraction
- 20. an energy-carrying wave produced by an oscillating electric charge
- 23. the distance from the top of one crest to the top of the next crest or, equivalently, the distance between successive identical parts of the wave
- 25. the change in frequency of a wave due to the motion of the source (or due to the motion of the receiver)
- 26. sound waves with frequencies lower than 20 Hz
- 28. the returning of wave to the medium from which it came when it hits a barrier
- 34. the reflection of sound
- 37. sound waves with frequencies higher than 20 kHz
- 40. a tiny packet of energy; one particle of light
- 43. the receptor in our eyes that perceives color