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SOUND & LIGHT

6TH GRADE SOUND & LIGHT

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a disturbance traveling through matter or space, carrying energy from one place to another without transporting matter. WAVE
is the distance that nay point on the wave is moved from its resting place. How high a wave is. amplitude
the distance between any two adjacent wave crest is called the wave length
the particles in a _______________ vibrate at right angles to the direction of the wave transverse wave
the particles of a _______ wave vibrate back and forth along the same directions the wave longitudinal wave
of a wave is the number of vibrations it has in a given time frequency
is the perception of the frequency of a sound as being high or low. pitch
the perception of the amplitude of a sound wave Volume
light is an example of this__________. electromagnetic wave
The bouncing of light waves off a surface is called_______. reflection
A substance that is ________ will not allow light to pass through it. opaque
Light that passes through a ________ substance is so scattered that objects cannot be seen clearly translucent
light travels in a ___________ line straight
To produce sound, you need a source of ___________. vibration
Once you have a vibration source to produce sound, you also need a _________ to transmit sound. What a wave travels through. medium
Waves carry __________. energy
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