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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absorption | the transfer of energy from a wave to a medium |
| amplitude | the distance between the highest crest and the recasting position |
| barrier | something that blocks the way or obstacle |
| bend | to turn or force from straight or even to curve a or angular |
| brightness | the lightness or darkness of a color of a reflected light |
| color | what you see when light shines off a object |
| color filter | a transparent material that absorbs color that alows others to pass through |
| echo | a repeated sound that is caused by a reflecting or sound wave |
| electromagnetic wave | a form of energy that can travel tho space |
| frequency | the number of times a wave repeats in a matter of time |
| lens | a curved piece of glass or plastic to reflect light |
| light wave | waves that come from a light source |
| matter | anything that takes up space |
| mechanical wave | a wave that requires medium to throughout |
| medium | material a wave goes through |
| mirror | a reflecting surface |
| path | also known as trajectory |
| prism | a piece of glass that pends light |
| propotion | something chanes with something |
| ray | shows how light travels from a subject |
| reflection | wave being bounced of a mendum |
| sound wave | a vibration or wave that travel matter to be herd |
| transmit | to cause light to pass tho heat light etc. |
| transparent | to see tho |
| vis light spectrum | a light a human eye can veiw |
| wave | transfuses light to 1 place to another |
| wavelength | the distance of a wave |