Light Waves Vocabulary - Amplify 8th

Front

What is the term for the process of light being sent from one place to another?

Back

Transmission

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

What is the height of a wave called?

Back

Amplitude

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Front

What is the ability to make things move or change?

Back

Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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Front

What does it mean to give off light?

Back

Emit

Front

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

Back

Wavelength

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Front

What is the process called when light is taken in by an object?

Back

Absorption

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

What is the term for a source that produces light?

Back

Light Source

Front

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

Back

Magnitude

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Front

What is the term for the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?

Back

Refraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

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

Back

Reflection

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2