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LIGHT WAVES CHANGE DIRECTION AS A RESULT OF
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WAVES
COVERT - Mechanical and Electromagnetic
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AMPLITUDE OF A COMPRESSIONAL WAVE | DEPENDS ON DENSITY OF MATERIAL |
| LIGHT WAVES CHANGE DIRECTION AS A RESULT OF | REFRACTION |
| PART OF THE EAR THAT AMPLIFIES SOUND VIBRATIONS | MIDDLE EAR |
| DETECTS OBJECTS BY BOUNCING SOUNDS OFF OF THEM | ECHOLOCATION |
| MEASURED IN DECIBELS (db) | INTENSITY |
| DETERMINED BY INTENSITY OF LIGHT WAVES | BRIGHTNESS OF LIGHT |
| DISTANCE FROM COMPRESSION TO BEGINNING OF NEXT COMPRESSION | WAVELENGTH |
| MORE ENERGY COMPRESSED THEN THE GREATER IT'S... | AMPLITUDE |
| THE ANGLE THAT THE INCOMING WAVE MAKES WITH THE NORMAL = THE ANGLE THAT THE OUTGOING WAVE MAKES WITH THE NORMAL | LAW OF REFLECTION |
| IF AN ANGLE MOVES SLIGHTLY IN ONE DIRECTION FROM 90 DEGREES OF THE NORMAL THEN... | THE OTHER SIDE WILL MOVE THE SAME AMOUNT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION |
| LIGHT TRAVELS FASTEST IN | A VACUUM OR EMPTY SPACE |
| THE NORMAL IS = TO | 90 DEGREES |
| AS THE FREQUENCY OF SOUND GETS HIGHER SO DOES | PITCH |
| TRANSPARENT LAYER OF THE EYE | CORNEA |
| FLEXIBLE PART OF THE EYE | LENS |
| WAVES ARE FOCUSED IN THE EYE ON THE | RETINA |
| THESE DETECT LIGHT AND SEND SIGNALS FROM THE OPTIC NERVE TO THE BRAIN ABOUT COLORS RED/GRN/YELLOW/BLUE | ROD AND CONES |
| SOUND COLLECTOR | OUTER EAR |
| SOUND AMPLIFYER | MIDDLE EAR |
| SOUND INTERPRETER | INNER EAR |
| WAVES USED TO BOUNCE OFF AN OBJECT TO LOCATE THEM | ECHOLOCATION |
| ALL COLORS __________ BY A MEDIUM APPEAR BLACK | ABSORBED |
| ALL COLORS _________ BY A MEDIUM APPEAR WHITE | REFLECTED |
| CHANGE IN DIRECTION OF A WAVE AS IT TRAVELS FROM ONE MEDIUM (AIR) INTO ANOTHER (WATER) | REFRACTION |
| BENDING OF WAVES AROUND AN OBJECT (AS IF GOING THROUGH A SLOT OR APERTURE) | DIFFRACTION |
| HUMAN PERCEPTION OF THE FREQUENCY OF SOUND | PITCH |
| REPEATED ECHOES (MR DJ) | REVERBERATION |
| RADIATION THERMAL WAVES EMITTED BY ALL WARM BODIES | INFRARED WAVES |
| BOTH ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC IN NATURE | LIGHT WAVES |
| NUMBER # OF WAVES PASSING A POINT IN ONE SECOND MEASURED IN HERTZ (hz) | FREQUENCY |
| Color Absorbed | Black |
| Color Reflected | White |
| the interference of two or more waves of equal frequency producing a single amplitude equal to the sum of the amplitudes of the individual waves. | Constructive Interference |
| two waves of equal frequency and opposite phase, resulting in their cancellation | Destructive Interference |
| a disturbance or vibration carrying energy while moving through a medium | Wave |
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