LET THERE BE LIGHT
Like electrons, visible light behaves both as particles & as these flowing fields
waves
Tefnut was a goddess of rain & moisture in the mythology of this civilization
Egypt
In a practical joke it precedes "cushion"
whoopee
Avoid caffeine & stay hydrated to minimize the effects of this disruption of your body's rhythms due to time zone differences
jet lag
If you want to be a magician, learn this skill in which an old word for "skill" precedes "of hand"
sleight of hand
Using just a few pieces of plastic cut from an old CD case, you can turn your smartphone into a projector of these 3-D images
a hologram
Born full grown & dressed in armor, this Greek goddess missed out on her childhood
Athena
This rhyming 2-word way of calling out to attract attention is also a brand of chocolate drink
yoo hoo
The CDC offers the "Can I eat this?" app to prevent this event that comes in more than 250 nasty types
food poisoning
K8RX is a call sign in amateur radio, which is also known as this "meaty" radio
ham radio
Without this process by which light is converted to chemical energy, Earth would be populated only by bacteria
photosynthesis
She's the Hindu goddess of wealth and good fortune but not a top chef, as TV's Padma could tell you
Lakshmi
In a Little Richard song title, this 2-word interjection precedes "Miss Molly"
good golly
Remember that if you were under 16 when this federal document was issued to you, it's only good for 5 years, not 10
a passport
Coin collectors look for unusual items like the 1960 Hong Kong dollar coin with this woman still on it
Queen Elizabeth
This phenomenon is the change in direction of a ray of light as it moves from one medium into another
refraction
May Day grew out of a festival that celebrated this Roman goddess of flowers & spring
Flora
Meaning "Stop!", this nautical interjection is often heard before "ye matey"
avast
You'll want a credit card that doesn't charge a foreign transaction fee, like this company's it card
Discover
If your new interest is mycology, the study of these, be careful which ones you eat
fungi (mushrooms)
It's the 1-word title of Isaac Newton's landmark 1704 treatise on light
Opticks
This earth mother & wife of Odin was attended by a dozen handmaidens
Frigg
New to the Scrabble dictionary & containing Y, W & Z, this high-scoring interjection is used to express amazement
yowza
This group travel agency that sells adventures to ages 18 to 35 sounds like a Thor Heyerdahl raft
Contiki
John Spilsbury is credited with making the first of these amusements in the 1760s, then called "dissected maps"
a jigsaw puzzle