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Term | Definition |
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Absorption | The transfer of energy from a wave to a medium. |
Amplitude | the distance |
barrier | something that blocks the way; an obstacle. |
bend | to turn or force from straight or even to curved or angular |
brighness | the lightness or darkness of reflected light (intensity of light) |
color | what you see when light shines (reflects or emits |
color filter | a transparent material that absorbs some colors and allows others to pass through. |
Echo | a repeated sound that is caused by the reflection |
Electromagnetic wave | a form of energy that can travel through empty spaces |
Frequency | the number of times a wave repeats in a given amount of time |
lens | a curved piece |
light wave | waves that come from a light source Ex: visble light- ROYGBIV |
matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
Mechanical/media | material through which a wave travels |
mirror | a reflecting surface |
path | also known as trajectory; is the path an object follows in space |
prism | a piece of glass or transparent material that bends light |
propagate | the way waves travel or move |
ray | the movement of light from its source to a surface or object |
ray diagram | shows how light travel including what happens when it reaches a surface |
reflection | waves bouncing off a medium |
refraction/refracted | the bending of waves due to a change in speed |
sound wave | a vibration, or a wave, that travels through matter (solid, liquid, or gas) and can be heard |
transmit | to cause (light,heat |
transparent | |
visble light spectrum | |
wave | |
wave length |