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Cody's Light Vocabulary
Light waves,reflection,and color
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Science
6th Grade
01/17/2006

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Term
Wavelength
Definition
The distance between one point of a wave to the same spot on the next wave.
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Crest
Definition
The top of any kind of wave
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Trough
Definition
The bottom of any kind of wave.
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Photons
Definition
A bundle of energy that is released when an atom loses some energy.
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Frequency
Definition
The number of waves (crests or trough)that pass a point in a given amount of time.
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Amplitude
Definition
The distance between a wave's mid-point and it's crest or trough.

MY Definition: The distance between the mid-point to the crest or the mid-point to the trough(the amount of energy the wave has).
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Transverse wave
Definition
A wave in which the crests and troughs move at right angles to the direction of a wave's travel
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Transverse Waves
Definition
Energy is the wave that moves forward but the particals move in cicles.
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Transparent
Definition
Allows light to pass through easy
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Opaque
Definition
Does not allow light to pass through easy, light is reflected
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Translucent
Definition
Allows some light to pass through and reflects some light back.
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Reflection
Definition
Light bouncing off of an object at the same angle as it hit that same object.
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Diffused
Definition
Some light bouncing off and some light goes trough.
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Convex Lens
Definition
A lens tht is used for focusing light on a surface
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Concave Lens
Definition
A lens that is used for magnifying objects
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