Light Waves Vocabulary - Amplify 8th

Front

What is a light source?

Back

Any object that emits light.

Front

What does it mean to transmit?

Back

To pass through, as in light passing through a medium.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

Can light travel through empty space?

Back

Yes, light can travel through a vacuum.

Front

What is amplitude in the context of waves?

Back

The entire height of the wave, measured from the rest position to the crest.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Front

What is energy?

Back

The ability to make things move or change.

Front

What is reflection?

Back

The bouncing back of light when it hits a surface.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

What is absorption?

Back

The process by which an object takes in light.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

What is wavelength?

Back

The distance between two consecutive crests or troughs of a wave.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Front

What is the speed of light?

Back

Approximately 299,792 kilometers per second in a vacuum.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Front

What is a medium in terms of light waves?

Back

The substance through which light travels, such as air, water, or glass.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2