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Light and Sound

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