| vocab words |
definition |
| photons | a bundle of energy that is released when an atom loses some energy |
| frquencey | the numberof waves that passa point in a given amount of time |
| amplitude | the distance betweena waves's mid- point and it's crest |
| transverse wave | a wave in which the crest move in right angles to the direction of the waves travel |
| convex mirror | a mirror whose center sectoin curves toward an object |
| concave mirror | a mirror center section curves away from an object |
| refraction | the bending of a light wave as it moves from one material to another |
| focal point | the point at which light rays meet when reflected or refracted |
| laser light | light of a single wave lengh with all the waves lined up |
| opaque | does not allow light to pass thourgh |
| music | pleasent sound with regular wave paterns |
| noise | sound with no regular wave pattern |
| transparent | allows light to pass thourgh so that objects on the other side can be seen |
| compressional wave | wave in which matter virbrates in the same direction as the energy waves traveling thourgh it |
| intensity | a measure of the amount of energy in a wave |
| sonar | a device which uses sound waves to measure distance |
