Chapter 12 Vocab Review

A transverse wave that transfers electrical and magnetic energy

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Electromagnetic Radiation

• Polarized Light

• Microwaves

Energy that is transferred through space by electromagnetic waves

• Electromagnetic Radiation

• Electromagnetic Waves

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Thermogram

Light that passes through and vibrates in only one direction

• Polarized Light

• Photoelectric Effect

• Photon

• Radio Waves

Packet of light energy

• Photon

• Photoelectric Effect

• Microwaves

• Polarized Light

When light causes an electron to move out of the substance

• Photoelectric Effect

• Polarized Light

• Photon

• Thermogram

The complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of increasing frequency

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Electromagnetic Radiation

• Visible Light

• Radar

Electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths and lowest frequency

• Radio Waves

• Microwaves

• Infrared Rays

• Gamma Rays

Radio waves that have the shortest wavelength and highest frequency

• Microwaves

• Gamma Rays

• Infrared Rays

• Visible Light

System that uses reflected radio waves to detect objects and measure their distance and speed

• Radar

• Thermogram

• Photon

• Photoelectric effect

Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths shorter than those of radio waves

• Infrared Rays

• Gamma Rays

• X-Rays

• Visible Light