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Waves
Term | Definition |
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Absorption | the transesfer of energy from a wave to a medium |
amplitude | the distance between the highest crest and the resting position. |
barrier | something that blocks the way an obstacle |
bent | to turn or force from straight or even to curved or angular. |
brightness | the lightness or darkness of reflected light intensity of light |
color | what you see when light shines reflects or emits off an object |
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 of a sound wave from a surface. |
electromagnetic Wave | a from of energy that can travel through empty space |
frequency | the number of times a wave repeats in a given amount of time |
lend | a curved piece of glass or plastic designed to refract light in a specific way. |
light wave | waves that come from a light source ex visible light roygbiv |
matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
Mechanical wave | a wave that requium to travel through |
path | also known as trajectoty 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. |
proportion | something changes with regard to something else. |
ray | the movement of light from its source to a surface or object |
ray diagram | shows how light travels 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 waves that travels through matter solid liquid or gas and can be heard |
transmit | to cause light heat sound etc to pass through a medium |
transparent | allows light to pass through |
visible light spectrum | the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that the human eye can view |
wave | any disturbance that transfers energy from place to plays |
wavelength | the distance the wave travels before it starts to repeat. |
Medium/Media | material through which a wave travels |
Mirror | a reflecting surface. |