WAVE BASICS
The maximum height of a wave
AMPLITUDE
The ability to make things move or change
ENERGY
To take in light or energy
Absorb
Anything that has mass and take up space
Matter
A type of wave that carries energy even through empty space
LIGHT
To bounce off without being absorbed
Transmit
A group atoms joined together in a particular way
Molecules
WAVELENGTH
An object that gives off light
Light Source
To pass through something
Transmit
How often or how fast something happens
rate
A pattern that describes how energy moves from one place to another
Wave
To give off or send out energy or light.
EMIT
A range of wavelengths
Spectrum
Light waves carry this from one place to another
energy
A curved line that shows the characteristics of a wave
Waveform
A type of invisible light beyond violet on the spectrum
Ultraviolet
Forming a mental picture of something that cannot be seen
Visualize
Light waves can travel through this even though it has no air
empty space