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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Wave | A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place |
| Energy | The ability to do work or cause change |
| Amplitude | The maximum distance the particles of a medium move away from their rest position as a wave through the medium |
| Wavelength | The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave |
| Frequency | The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time |
| Vibration | A repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion |
| Crest | The highest part of a converse wave |
| Trough | The lowest part of the converse wave |
| Resting Position | The position in which the wave would sit if there was no disturbance moving through it |
| Mechanical Waves | A wave that must travel through a medium in order to be transferred |
| Medium | The material through which a wave travels |
| Damping | A decrease in amplitude as energy decreases because of gravity, air resistance, friction, etc. |
| Speed | The rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate |
| Electromagetic Wave | Waves that transfer electric and magnetic energy through the vacuum of space |
| Electromagnetic Spectrum | The complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of increasing frequency |
| Visible Light | Electromagnetic waves that are visible to the human eye |
| Opaque | A material that reflects or absorbs all of the light that it strikes |
| Primary Colors | Three colors that can be used to make any other color |
| Primary Colors of Light | The three colors of light that can be mixed to produce white light |
| Angle of Incidence | The angle that an incident line or ray makes with a perpendicular to the surface at the point of Incidence |
| Law of Reflection | A rule that the angle of reflection equals the angle of Incidence |
| Plane Mirror | A flat mirror that produces an upright, virtual image that same size as the object |
| Concave Mirror | A mirror with a surface that curves inward |
| Convex Mirror | A mirror with a surface that curves outward |
| Refraction | The bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle |
| Lens | A curved piece of glass or other transparent material that is used to refract light |
| Convex Lens | A lens that is thicker at the center that at the edges |
| Concave Lens | A lens that is thinner at center than at the edges |
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