Term | Definition |
wave | a disturbance that carries energy, such as sound or light, through matter or space |
volume | the loudness of a sound |
pitch | the highness or lowness of a sound |
wave | a disturbance that carries energy, such as sound or light, through matter or space |
volume | the loudness of a sound |
light | a form of energy that can travel through space and lies partly within the visible range |
pitch | the highness or lowness of a sound |
electromagnetic spectrum | all energy waves that travel at the speed of light in a vacuum, including radio, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma rays |
opaque | not allowing light to pass through |
transparent | allows light to pass through |
translucent | allows only some light to pass through |
frequency | a measure of the number of waves that pass a point in a second |
light | a form of energy that can travel through space and lies partly within the visible range |
electromagnetic spectrum | all energy waves that travel at the speed of light in a vacuum, including radio, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma rays |
opaque | not allowing light to pass through |
transparent | allows light to pass through |
translucent | allows only some light to pass through |
reflection | the bouncing of light waves when they encounter an obstacle |
refraction | the bending of light waves as they pass from one material to another |
prism | a transparent object that bends and separates white light into the colors of the rainbow |