WAVE AND LIGHT

WAVELENGHTH

• The distance between correspondionts on two waves- crest to crest.

FEQUENCY

• The amount if waves that pass a given pointnin ine second.

LIGHT

• A type of electromagnetic radiation.

ABSORB

• Take in or soak up

REFLECT

• The bounce of a light wave off another object

REFRACT

• The bending of light waves when they pass through another substance.

CONVEX-LENS

• Thicker in the middle than at the edges, can make objects look larger

CONCAVE-LENS

• Thicker in the middle than at the edges, can make objects look larger

TRANSPARENT

• Material that allows light to pass through, clear

TRANSLUCENT

• Material that scatters light, material that allows some light to pass through

OPAQUE

• Material that does not let light pass through

PRISM

• Object that refracts light into the color spectrum

SPECTRUM

• Connecting bands of color, ROY G BIV