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waves VOCAB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| transeverse waves | a wave vibrating at right angles to the direction of its propagation. |
| compression waves | wavse that travle at right angles to the direction |
| wavelength | the distance between successive crests of a wave |
| frequency | The number of wave that past by in a second |
| Law of reflection | a line that makes a 90 degree with that suface |
| refraction | The change in direction of a wave |
| dIFFRATCTION | bending waves around an object |
| opaque | allows no light through it |
| Translucent | allow some light to go though it |
| transparent | allows most light to go though it |
| Reflect | without absorbing it. |
| Absorb | take in or soak up by chemical or physical action |
| Transit | pass across or through |