Light Energy Unit Vocabulary Flashcards

Front

absorb

Back

to take in

Front

amplitude

Back

the maximum height of a wave

Front

emit

Back

to give off

Front

energy

Back

what makes matter do something

Front

force

Back

push or pull that causes a transfer of energy

Front

frequency

Back

the number of peaks of a wave that pass in a second

Front

light

Back

a type of wave that carries energy from one place to another, even through empty space

Front

matter

Back

anything that has mass and takes up space (the stuff)

Front

molecule

Back

a group of atoms joined together in a particular way

Front

rate

Back

how often or fast something happens