Waves and its applications Flashcards
(12 cards)
Light comes from things like the sun, light bulbs and candles . It bounces off of things and allows us to see
Light
The place from which light originates
Light source
The bending of light or other waves when they pass from one transparent substance to another
Refract
When light bounces off the surface of an object.
reflect/reflection
When light is taken into an object. It makes it warmer
Absorb/absorption
pull towards
Attract
A block of clear glass or plastic which separates the light passing through it into different colors .
prism
the trajectory that light takes as it travels.
light path
Ray is a beam of light
ray
A substance that moves energy, light, or waves from one place to another.
medium
The return of light or sound waves from a surface, the production of an image in a mirror.
reflection/reflect
The process of taking in something,such as light energy
absorption/absorb
