4.1
A disturbance that transfers energy to one place to another
What is a wave?
Letting light completely pass through
What is transparency
A measure of how far the particles in a medium move away from their normal rest position.
What is amplitude
This wave travels faster than the other
What is a longitudinal wave
Wave speed
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frequency
What is the formula for wavelength
The material that a wave travels through.
What is a medium
Light doesnt go straight through.
What is translucent
The distance from each crest or trough
What is wavelength
Amplitude and Frequency
What affects the energy of a wave
The light reflected or absorbed, and the light transmited
What determines the color of objects we see
Particles move back and forth in the same directions
What is a longitudinal wave
Materials don't let any light pass through
What is opaque
The time for a wave to go through one cycle.
What is wave period.
The medium determines ______
What determines the speed of a wave
Light slows when it passes through matter, Light changes direction
What happens when light waves interact with matter
Particles move perpendicular to the line.
What is a transverse wave
The transfer from light energy to matter
What is absorption
How many cycles occur in an amount of time
What is frequency
distance
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time
What is the formula for speed
A disturbance
What are waves
What is a magnetic wave
Light bouncing off a surface
What is reflection
Frequency is measured in
Hertz
wavelength
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wave period
What is the formula for wave speed
Through a longitudinal wave energy can ______
How does a wave transfer energy