Across
- 3. Electromagnetic energy that can be detected by the human eye
- 5. The product of current and voltage for a device
- 7. The study of relations between heat, work, temperature, and energy
- 9. Region of a magnet where magnetic field lines enter the magnet
- 12. Concepts developed by Albert Einstein to explain the relationships between time, space, and gravity
- 16. Bouncing of a wave or object off of an interface
- 17. A measurement that includes both magnitude and direction
- 21. The effect described by Albert Einstein that explains the manner in which electromagnetic radiation can strike a material and cause charged particles to be released
- 24. Composite particle (such as a proton) consisting of two or more quarks held together by the strong nuclear force
- 25. Spatial region of a waveform where constructive interference periodically produces a maximum displacement from equilibrium
- 26. A device that transforms the energy of a fuel (or heat) into mechanical energy
- 28. A device that produces electromagnetic energy that is monochromatic and coherent
- 29. The bending of a ray due to a change in the wave's speed as it passes from one medium into another
- 30. Perpendicular to a surface or boundary
- 31. Force generated by moving electric charges
- 33. The stable suspension of an object against gravity with no direct mechanical support
- 35. Region of a magnet where magnetic field lines exit the magnet
- 36. A small bundle of energy
Down
- 1. The branch of physics that studies the behavior and properties of light
- 2. Device that steps AC voltage up or down
- 4. A boundary where two different materials or states of matter meet
- 6. Opposition to the flow of electric current through an object
- 8. Descriptor of physics developed post 1900, especially relativity and quantum mechanics
- 10. A device that transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy
- 11. A small bundle of light
- 13. Waves at the same place at the same time add together either constructively or destructively
- 14. A device that transforms mechanical energy into electrical energy
- 15. The effect that explains red and blue shifting of starlight, the sound of race cars as they go by, sonic booms, and why you aren't blinded at night by all the stars in the universe
- 18. A force affected by the mass of the objects involved and the center to center distance between them
- 19. A type of wave that seems to oscillate in place
- 20. Disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter
- 22. Process that does not involve energy flow between a system and its surroundings
- 23. Elementary particle that combine due to the strong nuclear force to form protons, neutrons, et al
- 27. A common but easy to miss elementary particle that interacts with other particles solely via the weak nuclear force and gravity
- 32. An elementary particle (such as an electron, a muon, or a neutrino) that does not interact via the strong nuclear force
- 34. Spatial region of a waveform where destructive interference consistently produces no oscillation