light,heat and sound Flashcards

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1
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the transfer of heat through solid materials

A

conduction

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2
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materials that allows heat to transfer easily

A

conductors

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3
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materials that through which heat passes slowly or not at alk

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insulators

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4
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the transfer of heat from one place to another by movement of in fluid

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convection

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5
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heat can also be transmitted across empty space or vacuum

A

radiation

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6
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the heat we received from the sun

A

radiant energy

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7
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some scientist say that light behaves like

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wave

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8
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objects through which light cannot pass through is called

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opaque materials ex: wood, walls

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9
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objects through which light can pass through

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transparent materials ex: plastic windows, glass

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10
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materials that allow some light to pass through but scatter them in many directions

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translucent materials ex: frosted glasses and paper

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11
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when the light cannot pass through an object, a dark area is form

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shadow

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12
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it uses shadow to tell the time

A

sundial

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13
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the bouncing back of light

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reflection

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14
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when light falls on a smooth surface such as plane mirror, the light rays are reflected in one direction

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regular reflection

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15
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reflection that does not produce clear I and definite image

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diffused reflection

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16
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flat mirror such a the one we use at home, it has plain coating of silver on one side

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plain mirror

17
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mirror that forms upright images that are always smaller than the object

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convex mirror

18
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mirror that forms upright magnified images of the object

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concave mirror

19
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ordinary light also called white light is actually a mixture of different colors

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red,orange,yellow,green,violet,indigo and blue

20
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the process where the glass prism separates white light into different colors, these colors are the spectrum of white light

A

dispersion

21
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the bending of light as it passes through different materials

A

refraction

22
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the circular movements of fluid that transfers get from bottom of the fluid to the top

A

convection current