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science vocabulary

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reflection   the bouncing back of light rays from a surface  
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refraction   the bending of light rays as they move from one material into another material  
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lens   a curved piece of clear glass or plastic that bends light rays  
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convex lens   a lens that is thicker in the center and thinner at the edges, a shape that bends light inward  
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concave lens   a lens that is thinner in the center and thicker at the edges, a shape that bends light outward  
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pitch   how high or low a sound is  
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volume   the loudness of a sound  
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waves   a repeating up-and-down or back-and-forth movement of matter  
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wave length   the distance between one wave crest and the next crest or between one wave trough and the next trough  
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wave frequency   the number of waves that move past a point in a certain amount of time  
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