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Waves

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Wave   Is a disturbance that moves through matter or space.  
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Transverse   It cause particles in matter to move back and forth at right angles.  
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Compressional   Causes particles in matter to move back and forth along the same direction in which wave travels.  
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Wavelength   The distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point moving with the same speed and direction.  
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Law of Reflection   The angles that the incoming wave makes with the normal equals the angles that the outgoing wave makes with the normal  
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Refraction   Change in a direction of a wave.  
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Diffraction   Bending of waves around an object.  
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Frequency   The wave is the number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second.  
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Opaque   Materials allows no light through.  
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Translucent   Material that absorbs light.  
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transparent   Material allows nearly all light to pass through.  
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Reflect   A light hitting an object and bouncing off.  
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Absorb   Take in or soak up.  
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Transmit   cause something to pass through something.  
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