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Week 17 Vocabulary
Light Waves
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Science
9th Grade
03/14/2016

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Light Waves
Definition
Travels in transverse waves and does not require a medium
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Reflection
Definition
Bouncing wave behavior
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Refraction
Definition
Bending wave behavior
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Diffraction
Definition
The wave fans out when it encounters an obstical or opening
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Constructive Interference
Definition
When waves collide their crest add together
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Destructive Interference
Definition
When opposite waves collide their crests subtract from each other.
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Electromagnetic Spectrum
Definition
List of transverse waves and their characterisitics
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Radio Waves
Definition
Longest wavelength, lowest frequency
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Gamma Waves
Definition
Shortest wavelength, highest frequency
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Doppler effect
Definition
When the source and the observer are in motion relative to one another, the observed frequency can change
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