LIGHTS
& MATTER
WAVES
VOCABULARY
YOUR TEACHERS
100

Light travels in this kind of line.

What is a straight line?

100

This is anything that has mass and takes up space, and examples include air, water, and rocks.

What is matter?

100

The area of a longitudinal wave that is “bunched” together.

What is compression?

100

The distance from one crest to the next or one trough to the next.

What is wavelength?

100

The teacher that has lived on a boat before

Who is Mr. Honer?

200

I am what happens when light bounces off a surface.

What is reflection?

200

Let light pass straight through clearly (like clear glass, clean water, or air) so you can see through it.

What is transparent?

200

The spread apart part of a longitudinal wave.

What is rarefraction?

200

When light passes through a surface.

What is transmission?

200

The breed of dogs Ms. McLain has. And how many.

What is 2, basset hounds?

300

I am a material that allows light to pass through so you can see clearly through me. Examples include glass and clear plastic.

What is transparent?

300

Let some light through, but scatter it so you cannot see clearly on the other side (like wax paper, frosted glass, or shower doors).

What is Translucent?

300

The height of the wave from the top or bottom of a wave to the center.

What is amplitude?

300

A large storm with rotating winds.

What is a Hurricane?

300

The teacher that was the best student.

Who is Ms. Degon?

400

Moves at about 186,000 miles per second.

What is light?

400

 Block light completely and cast a shadow (like a wooden door, a rock, or your own body).

What is opaque?

400

All waves carry this (hint: it's not water).

What is energy?

400

A device that measures the amount of light.

What is a lux meter?

400

The teacher that has moved the most.

Who is Mr. Honer?

500

Which has a shorter wavelength: red light or blue light?

What is blue light?

500

This state of matter has a fixed shape and a fixed volume. 

What is a solid?

500

A disturbance that travels through space and matter transferring energy from one place to another.

What is a wave?

500

When light changes direction.

What is refract?

500

The sport that Ms. McLain played for 20 years.

What is soccer?