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Waves and its applications Flashcards

(12 cards)

1
Q

Light comes from things like the sun, light bulbs and candles . It bounces off of things and allows us to see

A

Light

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2
Q

The place from which light originates

A

Light source

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3
Q

The bending of light or other waves when they pass from one transparent substance to another

A

Refract

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4
Q

When light bounces off the surface of an object.

A

reflect/reflection

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5
Q

When light is taken into an object. It makes it warmer

A

Absorb/absorption

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6
Q

pull towards

A

Attract

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7
Q

A block of clear glass or plastic which separates the light passing through it into different colors .

A

prism

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8
Q

the trajectory that light takes as it travels.

A

light path

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9
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Ray is a beam of light

A

ray

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10
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A substance that moves energy, light, or waves from one place to another.

A

medium

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11
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The return of light or sound waves from a surface, the production of an image in a mirror.

A

reflection/reflect

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12
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The process of taking in something,such as light energy

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absorption/absorb

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