Grade 5 Vocabulary SOL Review 5.6 Light

Light travels in this type of wave.

• Sound wave
• Radio wave
• Transverse Waves

• Electromagnetic wave

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The distance between two points in a wave that follow each other.

• Amplitude
• Frequency
• Wavelength
• Velocity

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The highest part of a wave.

• Trough
• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency

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The lowest part of a wave.

• Crest
• Trough
• Amplitude
• Frequency

Radiant energy that can be seen by the human eye.

• Visible Light
• Infrared Light
• Ultraviolet Light
• Microwave Radiation

When light bounces off an object.

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Diffraction
• Dispersion

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The bending of light.

• Refraction
• Reflection
• Diffraction
• Dispersion

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When light travels through a material.

• It always speeds up
• transmission

• absorption

• Its speed depends on the material

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When an object takes in light.

• It reflects light
• It absorbs light
• It emits light
• It refracts light

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Light passes through these types of materials easily.

• Opaque materials
• Absorbent materials
• Reflective materials
• Transparent materials

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