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Waves And Light Vocabulary

Published on Mar 22, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WAVE AND LIGHT

BY ALLIE RUDOLPH

WAVELENGTH

  • The distance between corresponding points on two waves-crest to crest,trough to trough
Photo by JD Hancock

FREQUENCY

  • The number of waves that pass a given point in one second
Photo by arbyreed

LIGHT

  • A type of electromagnetic radiation

ABSORB

  • Take in or soak up
Photo by Kaometet

REFLECT

  • The bounce of a light wave off another object
Photo by kevin dooley

REFRACT

  • Reflect - The bounce of a light wave off another object

CONVEX LENCES

  • Thicker in the middle than at the edges, can make objects look larger
Photo by YanivG

CONCAVE LENSES

  • Thicker at the edges, makes objects look smaller
Photo by samgrover

TRANSPARENT

  • Thicker at the edges, makes objects look smaller
Photo by Rene Mensen

TRANSLUCENT

  • Thicker at the edges, makes objects look smaller
Photo by jenny downing

OPAQUE

  • MATERIAL THAT DOES NOT LET LIGHT PASS THROUGH
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PRISM

  • - MATERIAL THAT DOES NOT LET LIGHT PASS THROUGH
Photo by jenny downing

PRISM

  • Object
  • - MATERIAL THAT DOES NOT LET LIGHT PASS THROUGH
Photo by refeia

SPECTRUM

  • Connecting bands of color,roy g biv
Photo by T.Kiya