Light Waves Amplify Chapter 2

Front

What is the ability to make things move or change?

Back

Energy

Front

Which wave has the greatest amplitude?

Back

The blue wave

Front

True or False: Darker skin tone means the person has less melanin in their skin.

Back

False

Front

What do we call an object that emits light?

Back

Light source

Front

What is a pattern that describes how energy is carried from one place to another?

Back

Wave

Front

What is the term for the distance between two consecutive peaks of a wave?

Back

Wavelength

Front

What is the speed of light in a vacuum?

Back

Approximately 299,792 kilometers per second (km/s) or 186,282 miles per second (mi/s).

Front

What type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

Back

Mechanical wave

Front

What is the term for the maximum displacement of a wave from its rest position?

Back

Amplitude

Front

What is the phenomenon called when light bends as it passes from one medium to another?

Back

Refraction