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vocabch. 22
science
Question | Answer |
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electromagnetic spectrum | all of the fequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation |
opaque | describes an object that is not transparent or translucent |
reflection | bouncing back of a ray of light, sound, or heat when the ray hits a surface that it does not go through |
diffraction | change in the direction of a wave when the wave finds an obstacle or an edge, such as an opening |
refraction | bending of a wave as the wave passes between two substances in which the speed of the wave differs |
interference | combination of two or more waves that results in a single wave |
radiation | the transfer of energy of an electromagnetic wave |
absorption | |
scattering | |
pigment | |
Electromagnetic waves | |
transmission | |
Lawof reflection | |
transparent | |
translucent |