Across
- 1. A wave that does not appear to travel, Produced when two identical waves interact as they travel in opposite directions
- 4. The wide range of electromagnetic wavelengths
- 5. a subatomic particle of about the same mass as a proton but without an electric charge, present in all atomic nuclei except those of ordinary hydrogen.
- 6. Electricity in between two points showing
- 8. the highest point above the rest position.
- 11. a force that squeezes something together
- 12. The apparent change in frequency caused by either the source of the waves moving, the observer moving, or both moving at different velocities
- 14. The time it takes for a particle or physical quantity to move through one cycle of oscillation in a wave
- 16. A measure of light power per unit area
- 17. a physical property of matter that causes it to experience an electric force
- 18. The process by which an object heats another object through electromagnetic waves
- 20. the amount of kinetic energy an electron would gain if it traveled across a capacitor
- 25. carry electricity with essentially zero electrical resistance, but they also possess the strange ability known as the Meissner effect
- 28. a material in which electrons cannot move easily through
Down
- 2. a mathematical representation of the magnitude of electrical force between two charged objects;
- 3. the unit of electric current in the International System of Units
- 6. periodic back-and-forth motion of the particles of an elastic body or medium
- 7. the angle made by a reflected ray with a perpendicular to the reflecting surface.
- 9. a measure of the opposition to current flow in an electrical circuit
- 10. A particle of electromagnetic radiation or quantum of light
- 13. the redistribution of electric charge in an object by the influence of a nearby charge
- 15. wave from the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum at lower frequencies than microwaves
- 19. The principal that rock layers form one on top another, with the youngest layers towards the top
- 21. a solid substance that has a conductivity between that of an insulator and that of most metals.
- 22. a material, such as a metal, that allows electric charges to easily move through it
- 23. propagation of disturbances from place to place in a regular and organized way
- 24. a unit of frequency (of change in state or cycle in a sound wave, alternating current, or other cyclical waveform) of one cycle per second.
- 26. the proportional relation of current and field
- 27. direct current power source and alternates the direction of the current through a coil of wire using a set of electrically conductive brushes
- 29. The Maximum Distance a particle moves from its starting point in a wave