Energy Vocab

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Disturbance that carries energy through matter or space

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wave

Front

Distance in a wave from resting position to crest or trough

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amplitude

Front

Bending of light when passing between materials

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Refraction

Front

Energy waves traveling at light speed in a vacuum: radio, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma rays.

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electromagnetic spectrum

Front

Allowing almost all light to pass through

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Transparent

Front

Energy due to position or at rest.

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Potential energy

Front

Total energy in a closed system remains constant; energy cannot be created or destroyed.

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Law of Conservation of Energy

Front

Not allowing light to pass through

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Opaque

Front

Distance from crest to crest of a wave

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wavelength

Front

Bouncing of light off a surface

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Reflection