Waves Vocab Investigation 3

Front

absorb

Back

catches light waves

Front

Angle of reflection

Back

Angle light reflects off a surface

Front

Normal line

Back

Perpendicular to a flat surface

Front

Reflected beam

Back

Light wave reflected off a surface.

Front

Incident beam

Back

A light wave coming into a surface.

Front

Laser

Back

Narrow focused coherent light beam

Front

Refraction

Back

A light wave that changes speed and direction.

Front

Spectroscope

Back

Separates light into different wavelengths.

Front

Filter:

Back

A translucent material that absorbs certain light waves.

Front

ray

Back

a straight line that light waves travel in