Grade 5 Vocabulary SOL Review 5.6 Light

Front

What is the term for when light travels through a material?

Back

Transmission

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

What type of wave does light travel in?

Back

Transverse Waves

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Front

What type of materials do light pass through easily?

Back

Transparent materials

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Front

What is the distance between two points in a wave that follow each other called?

Back

Wavelength

Front

What is the bending of light called?

Back

Refraction

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Front

What do we call materials that do not allow light to pass through?

Back

Opaque materials

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Front

What is the term for the bouncing back of light when it hits a surface?

Back

Reflection

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Front

What is the term for the spreading out of light waves as they pass through a narrow opening?

Back

Diffraction

Front

What is the term for the amount of energy carried by a wave?

Back

Amplitude

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Front

What is the term for how many waves pass a point in one second?

Back

Frequency