Light Waves Vocabulary - Amplify 8th

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What is a type of wave that carries energy from one place to another?

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Light

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When measuring a wavelength, what is it called when you measure the entire height of the wave?

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Amplitude

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This image is an example of information being ________________

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Transmitted

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What is the ability to make things move or change?

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Energy

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Front

What does a sponge do?

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Absorb

Front

What is the distance between two consecutive peaks of a wave called?

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Wavelength

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What is the term for the bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface?

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Reflection

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What do we call the process of light being taken in by an object?

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Absorption

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What is the term for the transfer of energy through a medium without the medium itself moving?

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Transmission

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What is the measure of how much energy a wave carries?

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Intensity

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