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HEAT, LIGHT, SOUND
6TH GRADE SCIENCE
Question | Answer |
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absorption | taking in or swallowing up energy |
angle of incidence | the angle at which light strikes a surface |
angle of reflection | the angle at which light bounces off a surface |
conduction | heat moving between two objects because they are touching |
conductor | a substance that is able to transfer heat easily |
convection | heat transfer in liquids and gases as molecules circulate in currents |
medium | any substance through which a wave is transmitted |
pitch | how high or low a musical note sounds |
prism | a clear glass or plastic triangle shape that breaks light into the color spectrum |
radiation | the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves |
reflection | when rays of light or heat are reflected, or bounce off other objects |
refraction | when light bends as it travels from one medium to another |
spectrum | the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, arranged in order of their wavelengths and seen when white light passes through a prism (ROYGBIV) |
vibration | a rapid back and forth movement |