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Solomon light vocabulary
light waves and rflection
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6th Grade
01/17/2006

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Crest
Definition
top of a wave
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Trough
Definition
is the bottem of the wave
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amplitude
Definition
the distent between a waves mid-point and its crest or trough.
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wavelength
Definition
one crest to another crest
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Frequency
Definition
the number of waves thet pass a point in a given amount of time.
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photon
Definition
a bundile of energy the is released when an atom loses some energy.
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transverse wave
Definition
a wave in which the crest and troughs move at right angles to the dierection of the waves travil.the wave gose therw the thing that is puching it.
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Transparnt
Definition
allows light to pass through so that objects on the other side.
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Tranlousent
Definition
allows some light to pass and reflact some light back diffuse light.
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Reflection
Definition
light bounsing off of objects
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Diffusin
Definition
some light bousas off (reflect) some light gose through
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refraction
Definition
the bending of a light wave as it moves from one marterial to another.
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focal point
Definition
the point at whichlight rays meet when reflected or refracted.
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Convex lens
Definition
is a lens that is thicker in the middle then at the edges.
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concave lens
Definition
light rays entring and leaving a concve lens speard apart
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laser light
Definition
light of a singal wavelenghth with all the wave lined up
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