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Unit 3:Sound & Light
Study for Unit 3 test!!
Term | Definition |
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vacuum | a space without matter |
visible light | only wave we can see on the electromagnetic spectrum |
ROYGBIV | visible light in order |
red | color with the longest wavelength |
violet | color with the shortest wavelength |
white | color you see when all colors are reflected |
black | color you see when all light is reflected |
radio waves | longest wave on the electromagnetic spectrum |
gamma waves | shortest wave on the electromagnetic spectrum |
reflection | light bounces off the surface of a material; why we see color |
refraction | light goes through and object and bends |
solid | medium in which sound waves travels fastest |
prism | uses white light |
soft materials | absorb sound |
speed of light | faster than the speed of sound |
transparent | an object all light passes through |
translucent | an object some light passes through |
opaque | an object no light passes through |
frequency | determines the pitch of a sound |
crest | the high point of a wave |
trough | the low point of a wave |
amplitude | the height of a wave |
wavelength | the length of a wave |
air | medium in which sound waves travel slowest |
mechanical waves | sound and seismic wave; require matter to travel |
electromagnetic spectrum | waves that do not require matter to travel, includes visible light |
vacuum | an area or space without matter |