Types of Energy and Light Properties

Front

What is the term for light waves bending and changing direction as they pass from one medium to another?

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Refraction

Front

What type of energy is produced from vibrations that can be heard by the human ear?

Back

Sound energy

Front

What is the ability to do work or to move an object called?

Back

Energy

Front

What is a tool that is used to refract light and breaks white light apart into the separate colors it is comprised of?

Back

Prism

Front

What do we call light waves bouncing off the surface of an object?

Back

Reflection

Front

What is the term for the energy that travels in waves and can be seen by the human eye?

Back

Light energy

Front

What is the process called when light passes through a material without being absorbed?

Back

Transmission

Front

What type of energy is stored in objects due to their position or arrangement?

Back

Potential energy

Front

What is the energy of motion called?

Back

Kinetic energy

Front

What do we call materials that allow light to pass through them?

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Transparent materials