Light Waves-24/25

Front

What do waves transfer?

Back

Energy

Front

What property of light causes a pencil to appear bent in water?

Back

Refraction

Front

What is the highest point of a wave called?

Back

Crest

Front

What does it mean to refract?

Back

To bend

Front

What happens to the amplitude of a wave when the sound is louder?

Back

It increases.

Front

What is the lowest point of a wave called?

Back

Trough

Front

What is the distance between two consecutive crests of a wave?

Back

Wavelength

Front

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

Back

Refraction

Front

What is the measure of how high or low a sound is?

Back

Pitch

Front

What is the relationship between amplitude and energy in a wave?

Back

Higher amplitude means more energy.