| Question |
Answer |
| joule | measurement of energy flow - 1 watt = 1 joule/s |
| power | rate of energy flow |
| spectrum | a prism split into the rainbow of light |
| emission | light that is emitted |
| absorption | light that is absorbed |
| transmission | light that is transmitted |
| reflection | light that is reflected |
| transparent | materials that transmit light |
| opaque | material that absorb light |
| wavelength | distance from one peak to the next |
| frequency | number of peaks passing by any point each second |
| light waves | vibrations of both electric and magnetic fields |
| photons | individual pieces of light |
| electromagnetic spectrum | complete spectrum of light |
| electromagnetic radiation | name for light itself |
| infrared | light with wavelengths longer that red light |
| radio waves | longest-wavelength light |
| microwaves | between infrared and radio waves that range from micrometers to millimeters |
| ultraviolet | light with wavelength shorter that blue light |
| x-rays | light with shorter wavelength than ultraviolet |
| gamma rays | light with the shortest wavelengths |
| atomic number | number of protons in a nucleus |
| atomic mass number | combined number of protons and neutrons in an atom |
| ionization | process of stripping electrons from atoms |
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