Word Bank:
Absorption, Elastic scattering, Rayleigh scattering, Mie scattering, Raman scattering, Frequency, Coherent radiation, Work function, Reflection, Refraction, Spectroscopy, Interference, Diffraction, Intensity, Power, Beat pattern, Refractive index, Dispersion, Normal dispersion, Anomalous dispersion
- When a photon interacts with a particle and gets redirected, but the photon doesn’t lose any energy.
Answer: ____________________ - Process that occurs when a beam of light encounters a boundary between 2 media with different refractive indices.
Answer: ____________________ - Determined by radiation source; remains constant regardless of medium.
Answer: ____________________ - Inelastic scattering process. Typically results in a molecule gaining vibrational energy after photon interacts with it (and loses energy).
Answer: ____________________ - Radiation consisting of wave trains having identical frequency and constant phase relationships.
Answer: ____________________ - Wavelength region where gradual change of refractive index occurs.
Answer: ____________________ - Energy required to remove an electron from the surface of some substance.
Answer: ____________________ - Science that deals with the interactions of radiation with matter.
Answer: ____________________ - Power per unit solid angle; typically distance-independent.
Answer: ____________________ - Energy per unit area per second; distance-dependent.
Answer: ____________________ - Observed when 2 waves with identical amplitudes but different frequencies are superimposed.
Answer: ____________________ - Wavelength region where sharp change in refractive index occurs.
Answer: ____________________ - Measure of the light-bending ability of a medium (complex-valued!).
Answer: ____________________ - Overlap of waves, resulting in a new wave which consists of all the component waves.
Answer: ____________________ - Phenomenon where a wave spreads out radially after passing through a small opening (comparable to the size of the wavelength).
Answer: ____________________ - Variation of refractive index with wavelength or frequency.
Answer: ____________________ - Quantized energy transfer; process which explains why many materials appear as the color they are.
Answer: ____________________
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Answer Key:
- When a photon interacts with a particle and gets redirected, but the photon doesn’t lose any energy.
Answer: Elastic scattering - Process that occurs when a beam of light encounters a boundary between 2 media with different refractive indices.
Answer: Refraction - Determined by radiation source; remains constant regardless of medium.
Answer: Frequency - Inelastic scattering process. Typically results in a molecule gaining vibrational energy after photon interacts with it (and loses energy).
Answer: Raman scattering - Radiation consisting of wave trains having identical frequency and constant phase relationships.
Answer: Coherent radiation - Wavelength region where gradual change of refractive index occurs.
Answer: Normal dispersion - Energy required to remove an electron from the surface of some substance.
Answer: Work function - Science that deals with the interactions of radiation with matter.
Answer: Spectroscopy - Power per unit solid angle; typically distance-independent.
Answer: Power - Energy per unit area per second; distance-dependent.
Answer: Intensity - Observed when 2 waves with identical amplitudes but different frequencies are superimposed.
Answer: Beat pattern - Wavelength region where sharp change in refractive index occurs.
Answer: Anomalous dispersion - Measure of the light-bending ability of a medium (complex-valued!).
Answer: Refractive index - Overlap of waves, resulting in a new wave which consists of all the component waves.
Answer: Interference - Phenomenon where a wave spreads out radially after passing through a small opening (comparable to the size of the wavelength).
Answer: Diffraction - Variation of refractive index with wavelength or frequency.
Answer: Dispersion - Quantized energy transfer; process which explains why many materials appear as the color they are.
Answer: Absorption