Unit 8 Light and Sound Vocabulary

A form of energy that can travel through space

• opaque

• translucent

• light

• reflection

Not allowing light to pass through

• opaque

• reflection

• translucent

• refraction

The bouncing of light waves when they encounter an obstacle

• translucent

• opaque

• refraction

• reflection

The bending of light waves as they pass from one material to another.

• refraction

• reflection

• opaque

• translucent

Allows only some light to pass through.

• opaque

• reflection

• refraction

• translucent

The loudness of a sound.

• volume

• wave

• frequency

• pitch

a disturbance that carries energy, such as sound or light, through matter or space.

• volume

• wave

• frequency

• pitch

A measure of the number of waves taht pass a point in a second.

• volume

• wave

• frequency

• pitch

The highness or lowness of a sound.

• volume

• wave

• frequency

• pitch

Allows light to pass through.

• opaque

• translucent

• transparent

• reflection