Waves + Light Flashcard Review

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What type of lens do you have in your eye?

Back

Convex lens helps to focus light onto the retina.

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What is the measurement of the length of a wave from one point of the wave to the next identical part?

Back

Wavelength is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs of a wave.

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What happens to the frequency and energy of a wave with a large wavelength?

Back

A wave with a large wavelength will have a low frequency and low energy.

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What is it called when light travels through a material and bends?

Back

Refraction is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another.

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What is the term for the highest point of a wave?

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Crest is the highest point of a wave.

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What is the term for the lowest point of a wave?

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Trough is the lowest point of a wave.

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What is the term for the distance a wave travels in one cycle?

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Wavelength is the distance between two consecutive points in phase on a wave.

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What is the term for how many waves pass a point in one second?

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Frequency is the number of waves that pass a point in one second.

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What is the effect called when light spreads out after passing through a narrow opening?

Back

Diffraction is the bending of waves around obstacles and openings.

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What is the phenomenon called when light separates into different colors?

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Dispersion is the separation of light into its different colors.