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| electromagnetic radiation |
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| a type of energy embodied in oscillating electric and magnetic fields |
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| the number of cycles that pass through a stationary point in a given period of time. |
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| For visible light, what determines color? |
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| includes all wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. |
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| electromagnetic radiation with the shortest wavelength |
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| longer wavelenths than gamma rays |
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| between x rays and visible light |
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| ranges from vilet (shorter wavelength,higher energy) to red(longer wavelength, lower energy) |
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| longer wavelengths than infrared. |
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| the characteristic way waves interact with eachother |
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| constructive interference |
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| when two waves of equal amplitude are in phase (they align with overlapping crests) a wave with twice the amplitude results |
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| if two waves are completely out of phase when they interact the waves cancel eachother out. |
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| characteristic of waves. when a wave encounters an obstance or a slit that is comparable in size to its wavelength, it diffracts(bends) around it. |
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| the observation that many metals emit electrons when light shines upon them |
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