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Light, Sound and Waves

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show all colors of the rainbow  
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show red, green, and blue  
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show a type of wave that carries energy, no medium necessary  
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show waves bounce off of surfaces  
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show waves bend as they travel through different mediums  
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Diffraction   show
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Opaque   show
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Translucent   show
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Transparent   show
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ROYGBIV   show
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show repeating disturbances or movements that carry or transfer energy through matter or space  
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Matter   show
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show waves that need matter to be able to transfer energy  
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Medium   show
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Transverse/longitudinal wave   show
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Compression wave   show
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Sound wave   show
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show the distance between one point on a wave and the identical point on the next wave  
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show the distance measured from the line of origin/rest position straight up to the crest or down to the trough. Related to the energy a wave can carry. Larger amplitude the greater the energy  
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Frequency   show
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show the highest point on a wave  
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Trough   show
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show the densely packed area of a compression wave  
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Rarefaction   show
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show two waves with the same frequency overlap and form a single larger wave.  
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show when waves of different frequencies overlap and cancel out each other.  
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show the amount of energy that flows through a certain area in a specific amount of time.  
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Loudness   show
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show the measure of intensity of a sound, abbreviated by dB  
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Pitch   show
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show sound waves with frequencies above 20,000 Hz  
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Infrasonic waves   show
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show the change in frequency that occurs when the source of the sound is moving in relative to the listener  
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