Characteristics of Waves
Light
Sound
Describing Light and Sound
100
This means the power to do work.
Energy
100
This is a type of energy that lets us see.
Light
100
This is energy that moves in waves and allows us to hear.
Sound
100
This describes a sound that is low and quiet.
Soft
200
This is an invisible wave caused by vibrations that move sound.
Sound wave
200
This is what you see when light bounces off different objects.
Color
200
This is a loud sound that a person might hear.
Noise
200
This describes a sound that is strong and noisy.
Loud
300
This is a fast movement that goes back and forth.
Vibration
300
This means to soak into something.
Absorb
300
This is how loud or how soft a sound is.
Volume
300
This describes the pitch of a fast-moving sound wave.
High 
400
This is an invisible wave that moves light.
Light wave
400
This means to bounce off of something.
Reflect
400
This is how high or low a sound is.
Pitch 
400
This describes the pitch of a slow-moving sound wave.
Low
