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waves

TermDefinition
absorption the transfer of energy from a wave to a medium
amplitude the distance between the highest crest and the rising postitve
barrier something that blocks the way an obstacle
bend to turn or force from straigt or even
brigthness the ligthtness or darkness of reflection light intensity of light
color what you u see when light
color filter a transparent material that absorbs some color and allows others to pass thought
echo a repetd sound that is caused by the reflection of a sound wave from surface
elctromagnetic wave a from of energy that can travel thought empty spaces
frequency the numbers of a time line a wave repetes in a given amount of time
lenes a curved piece of glass of plastic designed to refract ligth in a specific amount of time
light wave waves that come from a sorce
matter anything that takes has mass and takes up space
mechanical wave & a wave that requiers a medium to travel thought.
mudium/media material thouht wchith a wave travels
mirror a reflection surface
path also known as a trajectory is the papath or an obtect
prism a piece of glass or transport matiral
propagate the way wave travel
proportion something changs with redgagerldes
ray movement of light
ray diagram shows how light travels
reflect waves bounces off a medium
refracted the bend of waves
sound waves a vibration or wave being herd
transmitted to cause light heat sound to pass thougth a muidum
visible light the protionof the the electmagnetic spectrum the a humean eye can see or hear
wave any disturbens that transfers
wave lenght the disturbece the wave travels befor it stares to repeat
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