Description

A height of a wave crest or the depth of a wave trough, as measured from its rest position
A type of wave that travels trough empty space and transfers energy from one place to another
Has the highest energy and frequency and the shortest wavelength portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
An object (eg. mirror) that curves inward
Light passes through freely
occurs when light is blocked in specific areas
Allows no light to pass through
A model that shows light as a straight line or ray that shows the path as it travels including reflection off mirrors or refracting through lenses
Old model that light was fast moving tiny particles eventually absorbed by the eye
Allows some light to pass through but not all
The capacity to apply a force over a distance
The number or repetitive motions, or oscillations, that occur in a given time
lowest point in a wave
the matter waves travel through
the method frequency is measured in
Push or pull on an object
The level of water that has no waves
When light waves strike an object and bounce off
A wave you can see
Pictures light travelling as a wave
Range of colors of frequencies of visible light
The bending/changing direction of a wave as it passes from one material to another
the ray that approaches a surface
The ray that bounces off a surface
imaginary line perpendicular to the surface being struck by light
angle between incident ray and the normal line
angle between the reflected ray and the normal line
incident angle must equal the reflected angle
Illusion formed by refraction of light through air
a property of a material which light passes through (The more dense the slower the light goes through)

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What is a crossword?

Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.

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Some of the words will share letters, so will need to match up with each other. The words can vary in length and complexity, as can the clues.

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