Behaviors of Light and Waves

Front

The process by which energy is transferred to the material it encounters.

Back

absorption

Front

The distance from the highest point (crest) to the lowest point (trough) of a wave.

Back

amplitude

Front

A wave that can transfer electric and magnetic energy through the vacuum of space.

Back

electromagnetic spectrum

Front

The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.

Back

frequency

Front

A wave that requires a medium through which to travel.

Back

mechanical wave

Front

The material through which a wave travels.

Back

medium

Front

The bouncing back of an object or a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.

Back

reflection

Front

The bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle, caused by a change in speed.

Back

refraction

Front

A space that is completely empty of solids, liquids, gases or other matter.

Back

vacuum

Front

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.

Back

wave