Sound and Light waves Vocab

The distance between two corresponding points on a wave

• Period

• Sound

• Wavelength

• Point

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

The number of waves that pass a certain point in one second

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Sound

A type of electromagnetic wave that has a shorter wavelength than visble light

• X-ray radiation
• Microwave radiation
• Ultraviolet (UV) radiation
• Infrared radiation

The part of the eye that allows us to see color

• retina
• cornea
• iris
• lens

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Unit used to measure the loudness of sound

• Hertz
• Watts
• Volts
• Decibels (dB)

The bending of light waves as they pass through a material

• Reflection
• Diffraction
• Absorption
• Refraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A type of lens that is thicker in the middle than at the edges

• Concave lens
• Convex lens
• Diverging lens
• Flat lens

A material that allows all light to pass through it

• transparent
• opaque
• reflective
• translucent

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A material that allows only some light to pass through it

• translucent

• opaque
• clear
• invisible

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A type of electromagnetic wave that has a longer wavelength than visible light

• Ultraviolet radiation
• X-rays
• Gamma rays
• Infrared