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Week 29 4/11
Term | Definition |
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Reflection/Reflect | The bouncing back of light waves off a surface |
Refraction/Refract | The bending of light waves as they move through one medium into another |
Prism | A glass or transparent object that bends light to separate white light into the spectrum of colors |
Transmit | To transfer from one place to another |
Medium | A substance or material that makes it possible for the transfer of energy from one location to another |
Items that Reflect light | Water, shiny objects and metals, glass, periscopes |
Mechanical Energy | The energy of movement |
Electrical Energy | The energy of moving electrons |
Sound Energy | The energy of vibrations |
Light Energy | Energy in the form of waves that travel in a straight line |
Thermal Energy | Energy of heat |
Strainer | Separates bigger objects from smaller objects of liquids |
Density | The amount of molecules in matter that allow it to sink or float |
Solar Energy | Energy directly from the Sun |
Magnetic Metals | Iron, Nickel, Cobalt, Steel |
Weathering | The breaking down of rocks into sediment |
Erosion | The carrying away of sediments |
Deposition | The depositing of sediments into a new place |
Compaction | The squeezing together of sediments from layers upon layers of rock |
Cementation | When minerals melt from the heat in the Earth and make all the sediment stick together like glue |