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Waves And Light Vocabulary

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WAVELENGH

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN CORRESPONDING POINTS ON TWO WAVES.
Photo by Ed Yourdon

FREQUENCY

THE NUMBER OF WAVES THAT PASS A GIVEN POINT IN ONE SECOND.
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LIGHT

A TYPE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION

ABSORB

TO TAKE IN OR SOAK UP

REFLECT

THE BOUNCE OF A LIGHT WAVE OFF ANOTHER OBJECT

REFRACT

THE BENDING OF A LIGHT WAVES WHEN THEY PASS EACH OTHER
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CONVEX LENS

THICKER IN THE MIDDLE THINNER AT THE EDGES CAN MAKE THING LOOKS BIG

CONCAVE LENS

THINNER IN THE MIDDLE THICKER AT THE EDGES MAKES THINGS LOKK SMALLER
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TRANSPARENT

A MATERIAL THAT ALLOWS LIGHT TO GO THROUGH ALL THE WAY

TRANSLUCENT

A MATERIAL THAT SCATTERS LIGHT MATERIAL THAT LETS A LITTLE LIGHT THORUGH
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OPAQUE

MATERIAL TAHT DOES NOT LET LIGHT THROUGH
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PRISM

OBJECT THAT RELFECTS LIGHT INTO A COLOR SPECTRUM

SPECTRUM

CONNECTING BANDS OF COLOR ROYGBIV
Photo by Paul Garland