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Unit 4 Science

TermDefinition
Wave a disturbance that TRANSMITS ENERGY
Pitch the HIGHNESS or LOWNESS of sound
Frequency the NUMBER of SOUND VIBRATIONS that occur during a unit of time
Volume the LOUDNESS of sound
Wavelength the DISTANCE FROM ONE wave crest to THE NEXT ONE
Crest TOP of a wave
Amplitude The AMOUNT OF ENERGY in a wave
Decibels the MATHEMATIC MEASUREMENT of VOLUME in UNITS
Vibration BACK and FORTH MOVEMENTS of an object
Light a form of ENERGY THAT CAN MOVE THROUGH SPACE
Transverse Wave a wave that moves PERPENDICULAR to their motion
Electromagnetic Spectrum a range of light rays organized and wavelengths
Laser a beam of LIGHT FOCUSED in ONLY ONE direction
Ultraviolet Light a light ray with SHORT WAVELENGTH and HIGH FREQUENCY
Infrared Waves a light ray with LONG WAVELENGTH and LOW FREQUENCY
Perpendicular the direction energy is carried (transverse wave) as light moved forward
Light a VISIBLE form of electromagnetic energy
Opaque material that BLOCKS LIGHT and ABSORBS it
Transparent material that ALLOWS LIGHT TO PASS THROUGH and absorbs VERY LITTLE light
Translucent material that TRANSMITS SOME LIGHT and ABSORBS SOME LIGHT (like wax papaer)
Reflection the BOUNCING OF LIGHT off an object
Refraction the BENDING OF LIGHT as it passes at an angle from one type of material into another
Prism a TRANSPARENT material that SEPERATES white light into its component colors BY REFRACTION
Diffraction the BENDING OF LIGHT around barriers or through openings
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