Light Waves Vocabulary - Amplify 8th

Front

What word means to give off?

Back

Emit

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

What word means to take in?

Back

Absorb

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Front

Can light travel through empty space?

Back

Yes

Front

What does a sponge do?

Back

Absorb

Front

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

Back

Reflection

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

What is the term for the change in direction of light when it passes from one medium to another?

Back

Refraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

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

Back

Wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Front

What is the term for the height of a wave from its rest position?

Back

Amplitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Front

What is the term for the process of light being taken in by an object?

Back

Absorption

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

What is the term for the ability of an object to allow light to pass through it?

Back

Transparency

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2