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7th grade waves

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waves   a disturbance that moves through matter or space  
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transverse waves   causes particles in matter to move back and fourth at right angles  
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compressional waves   causes particles matter to move back and fourth along the same direction  
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wave lengths   the distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point moving with the same speed and direction  
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frequency   is the numbers of wave length that pass by a point each second  
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law of reflection   the angle that the incoming wave makes with the normal equals the angle that the out going wave with the normal  
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refraction   the change in direction of a wave when it changes speed as it travels from one material to another  
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diffraction   the bending of waves around an object  
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Opaque   materials that let no light through  
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translucent   materials that let some light go through  
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transparent   lets all light through  
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reflect   when light bounces off an object  
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absorbs   when light is taken into an object  
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transmits   when light goes through an object  
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loudness   volume, magnitude of sound  
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pitch   how it sounds/quality(high, medium, or low)  
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echo location   the location of where the sound reflects  
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echo   a sound caused by sound waves bouncing of a surface back to a listener  
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dropper effect   the increase or decrease of sound, light, or other wave as a person moves closer of further from the other person  
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