Science - 1st Semester Review

The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.

• reflection

• refraction

• absorption

• transmission

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the bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an angle

• reflection

• refraction

• absorption

• transmission

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transfer of the energy of a wave to matter as the wave passes through it

• reflection

• refraction

• absorption

• transmission

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how much a wave passes through an object

• reflection

• refraction

• absorption

• transmission

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Allowing light to pass through

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

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Permitting light to pass through, but not transparent

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

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not letting light through

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

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A wave that requires a medium through which to travel

• mechanical

• electromagnetic

A form of energy that can move through the vacuum of space.

• mechanical wave

• electromagnetic wave

Horizontal distance between the crests or between the troughs of two adjacent waves

• wavelength

• crest

• trough

• amplitude