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waves
Term | Definition |
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absorption | transfer of energy to a medium |
amplitude | the distance between the highest crest and the resting position |
barrier | something that blocks the way; an obstacle |
bend | to turn or force from straight or even curved or angular |
brightness | the lightness or darkness of reflected light |
color | what you see when light shines of object |
color filter | a transparent material that absorbs some colors and allows other 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 |
lens | a curved piece of glass designed to refracted light in a specific way |
light wave | waves that come from a light source |
matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
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media | which a wave travels through |
mirror | a reflecting serface |
path | the way an object follows |
prism | a transparent pice of glass |
propergate | the way waves travel |
proportion | something changes in reacttion to something else |
ray | movement of light |