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| the transfer of energy carried by light waves to particles of matter |
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| the spreading out of waves as they pass through an opening or around an obstacle |
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| the number of waves produced in a given amount of time |
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| occurs when two or more waves overlap |
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| a substance through which a wave can travel |
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| material that transmits some light but also scatters some light in different directions |
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| a material that gives a substance its color by absorbing some colors of light and reflectin others |
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| the bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another |
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| the release of light energy by particles of matter that have absorbed energy |
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| any undesired sound that includes a random mix of pitches |
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| material that allows light to pass through without refraction |
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| any disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space |
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| half the distance from crest to trough; height of a wave |
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| a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate back and forth along the path that the wave travels |
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| the entire range of electromagnetic waves |
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| wave that can travel through space or matter and consists of changing electric and magnetic fields |
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| material that does not allow light to pass through |
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| how high or how low a sound is perceived to be |
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| transfer of heat without matter |
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| occurs when a wave bounces back at the same angle after striking a surface |
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| what occurs when an object vibrating at or near a resonant frequency of a sound object causes the second object to vibrate |
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| the explosive sound heard when a shock wave from an object travels faster than the speed of sound reaches a person's ears |
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| the result of several pitches blending together through interference |
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| a wave that forms a stationary pattern in whcih portions of the wave do not move and other portions move with a large amplitude |
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| passing of waves through a medium |
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| wave that transferes energy in a direction that is perpendicular to the medium |
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| the speed at which a wave travels |
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| the distance between two adjacent crests or troughs in a series of waves |
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