Study Guide! - Cory Bryant.

Front

What is a wave that travels through empty space and matter?

Back

Electromagnetic wave

Front

What is the principle that states the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence?

Back

Law of Reflection

Front

What do you call a material that allows all the light that strikes it?

Back

Transparent material

Front

What is the term for electromagnetic radiation that you can see?

Back

Light

Front

What is the high energy electromagnetic wave with a shorter wavelength and higher frequency than all other types of electromagnetic waves?

Back

Gamma rays

Front

What type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

Back

Mechanical wave

Front

What is the term for waves that can travel through a vacuum?

Back

Electromagnetic waves

Front

What is the phenomenon called when a wave changes direction as it passes from one medium to another?

Back

Refraction

Front

What type of material scatters light and allows some to pass through?

Back

Translucent material

Front

What is the term for the distance between two consecutive peaks of a wave?

Back

Wavelength