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4th grade science
investigating waves
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| analog | describing signals sent as continuous waves |
| light | a form of energy that can transfer through empty space and can make things visible |
| color | an aspect of light that enables otherwise identical objects to be distinguished from each other through the sense of sight |
| crest | the highest part of a wave |
| pitch | the quality of sound that described a high or low and is related to a waves frequency |
| wavelength | the distance from one crest to the next crest of a wave |
| transparency | a property of matter that allows light to pass through it |
| frequency | the number of times a wave peaks over a period of time |
| intensity | the measurable strength of power of a vibration |
| light wave | an energy disturbance that transfers or radiates light |
| sound wave | a transfer of energy through a material as it is distributed by vibration |
| trough | the lowest part of a wave |
| wave | a disturbance that transfers energy through matter or through space |
| wave height | the vertical distance from the top of the crest to the bottom of the trough of a wave. |
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