Light and Sound Vocabulary Review

Front

What is created by moving areas of high and low pressure?

Back

Sound wave

Front

What is the bending of light waves as it passes from one transparent material through another transparent material?

Back

Refraction

Front

What is the bouncing of light off of an object called?

Back

Reflection

Front

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

Back

Sound

Front

The loudness of a sound is its ____________.

Back

Volume

Front

What do we call materials that allow light to pass through them?

Back

Transparent materials

Front

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

Back

Wavelength

Front

What is the term for the height of a wave, which determines its loudness?

Back

Amplitude

Front

What is the term for the change in direction of a wave when it hits a surface?

Back

Reflection

Front

What is the term for a material that does not allow light to pass through?

Back

Opaque