Light and Sound Vocabulary Review

Front

What are waves of energy that we can hear from vibrating objects?

Back

Sound

Front

What is the amount of energy that a sound wave carries, which affects the volume of a sound?

Back

Amplitude

Front

How does light energy travel?

Back

Travels in waves that go in straight lines away from the light source

Front

The shorter the wavelength, the _________ the frequency.

Back

Higher

Front

What is the stopping (or soaking up) of light?

Back

Absorption

Front

What do we call the bouncing back of light when it hits a surface?

Back

Reflection

Front

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

Back

Refraction

Front

What is the term for materials that allow light to pass through them?

Back

Transparent

Front

What is the term for materials that do not allow light to pass through them?

Back

Opaque

Front

What is the term for materials that partially allow light to pass through them?

Back

Translucent