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Grade 6 Ch B4 Vocab
Scott Foresman 6th Science Unit B Ch 4 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Amplitude | The distance between a wave's mid-point and its crest or trough |
| Compressional Wave | Wave in which matter vibrates in the same direction as the energy waves traveling through it |
| Concave mirror | A mirror whose center section curves away from an object |
| Convex Mirror | A mirror whose center section curves toward an object |
| Degree | a unit of angle measure one three hundred sixtieth of a complete circle |
| Focal Point | The point at which light rays meet when reflected or refracted |
| Frequency | The number of waves (crests or troughs) that pass a point in a given amount of time |
| Intensity | Measure of the amount of energy in a wave |
| Laser Light | Light of a single wavelength with all the waves lined up |
| Octave | A musical sequence in which the top note has twice the frequency of the bottom note |
| Opaque | Does not allow light to pass through |
| Photons | A bundle of energy that is released when an atom loses some energy |
| Refraction | The bending of a light wave as it moves from one material to another |
| Sonar | A device which uses sound waves to measure distance |
| Transparent | Allows light to pass trough so that objects on the other side can be seen |
| Transverse wave | A wave in which the crests and troughs move at right angles to the direction of the wave's travel |