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Waves Vocbulary
Term | Definition |
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Absorption | the transfer of energy from wave to a medium |
Amplitude | the distance between the highest crest and resting position |
Barrier | something that blocks the way ; an obstacle |
bend | to turn or force from straight or even to curved or angular |
Brightness | the lightness or darkness of reflected light ( intensity of light ) |
Color | what you see when lights shines ( reflects or emits ) off an object |
Color Filter | a transparent material that absorbs some colors and allows others to pass through |
Echo | a repeated sound that is caused by the reflection of a sound wave from a surface . |
Electromagnetic Wave | a form of energy that can travel through empty space |
frequency | the number of times a wave repeats in given amount of time |
Lens | a curved piece of glass or plastic designed to refract light in a specific way |
light waves | waves that come from a light source ( ex: visible light - ROYGBIV) |
matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
Mechanical Wave | a wave that requires a medium to travel through |
Medium/Media | material through which a wave travels |
Mirror | a reflecting surface |
Path | also known as trajectory; is the path an object follows in space |
Prism | a piece of glass or transparent material that bends light |
Propagate | The way waves travel or move |
Proportion | something changes with regard to something else |
Ray | the movement of light from it source to a surface or object |
Ray diagram | shows how light travels, including what happens when it reaches a surface |
Reflection | waves bouncing off a medium |
Refraction/Refracted | the bending of waves due to a change in speed |
Sound wave | a vibration, or wave, that travels through matter ( solid , liquid , or gas ) and can be heard |
Transmit | to cause ( light,heat,sound,etc) to pass through a medium |
Transparent | allows light to pass through |
Visible light spectrum | the portion of electromagnetic spectrum that the human eye can view |
Wave | any disturbance that transfer energy from place to place |
Wavelength | the distance the wave travels before it starts to repeat |