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Energy Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| wavelength | the distance between one peak and the next on a wave |
| amplitude | height or "strength" of a wave |
| sound | a vibration that travels through a material, something you can hear |
| kinetic energy | the energy an object has because of its motion |
| crest | the highest point of a wave |
| trough | the lowest point of a wave |
| ray | a beam of light traveling in a straight line away from its source |
| transmit | to send energy from one place to another |
| refract | to bend light as it passes through a material |
| light | electromagnetic energy that people can see |
| reflect | to strike a surface and bounce back in the opposite direction |
| frequency | the number of cycles a wave completes in a period of time |
| pitch | the perceived frequency of a sound wave |
| potential energy | the amount of energy that is stored in an object |