Light

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How does light travel?

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In a straight line (transverse waves)

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What happens to light when it strikes a smooth and/or lustrous surface?

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reflected

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Opaque objects allow no light through. This is an example of...

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Absorption

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Light bends when it is

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refracted

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The distance between waves (between two crests OR two troughs)

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Wavelength

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The peak (top) of the wave

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Crest

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The bottom of the wave

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Trough

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The distance straight down from crest to the midpoint

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Amplitude

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The number of waves that pass a point in space during a time (usually per second)

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Frequency

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Identify heat signatures of people lost in the wilderness. Options: Infrared, Radio, Microwaves, Ultraviolet (UV), X-Rays.

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Infrared