Across
- 1. Long-wave electromagnetic radiation used in communications.
- 5. Line perpendicular to a plane.
- 6. c/v is the ______ of refraction.
- 7. Differential refraction of electromagnetic waves on the basis of their frequency.
- 9. One of the so-called seven deadly sins; wanting what you don't have.
- 16. Visible light is a small part of the entire _______ spectrum.
- 19. Mirrorlike reflection
- 22. "A long time ____ in a galaxy far, far away."
- 24. An "illusion" resulting from gradual refraction in the atmosphere due to a temperature gradient.
- 26. Devised calculus, mechanics, optics, and universal gravitation.
- 29. The m in y=mx+b.
- 31. Johannes _______, author of Harmony of the Spheres.
- 32. Their love was like the tides, with a constant ____ and flow.
- 33. Short for the SI unit of electric current.
Down
- 2. Electromagnetic radiation with waves just longer than those of visible light.
- 3. Reflection from paper, for example.
- 4. Atmospheric optical phenomenon resulting from dispersion.
- 8. Happens whenever a wave encounters a change in medium.
- 10. Generic term for electromagnetic radiation, especially in the visible spectrum.
- 11. The nature of a material that doesn't impede the passage of light.
- 12. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet comprise the visible ________ of light.
- 13. A beam of light incident from a denser to a lighter medium at an angle greater than the critical undergoes total _______ reflection.
- 14. Exposure to this form of electromagnetic radiation leads to melanoma.
- 15. Red light has a greater _______ than blue light.
- 17. Very high-energy electromagnetic rays.
- 18. The nature of a material that does not allow light to pass through.
- 20. Red, blue, orange, and green, for example
- 21. Transparent object, often disc-shaped designed to bed light, often to a focal point.
- 23. Morning condensation, especially on grass.
- 25. Italian electricity scientist Alessandro ______.
- 27. When looking into deep space, we are looking back in _____.
- 28. Sodium
- 30. A material through which waves travel.
