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what is force

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a push or pull on a object

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what is a wave

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a disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter or space

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what is a crest

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highest part of wave

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what is a trough

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lowest part of wave

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what is a wavelength

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distance from one trough to the next, or crest to crest

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whats a amplitude

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height of the wave or the depth of it

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what is a frequency

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of oscilations that occur in a given time

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what is a frequency measured in

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hertz (Hz)

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what is energy carried in

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in a wave

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what are the 2 wave types

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transverse and compression

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how do the transverse waves move

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the waves are fairly far apart and they vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave

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how do the compression waves move

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they have extremely short wavelengths and they vibrate in the same direction of the waves

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how can you remember the difference between the waves

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think of compression like its in a compressed room and it causes the waves to become compressed.

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what is white light made of

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wavelengths

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what happens when a white light goes through a prism

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they refract and also become different colors.

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which colors have shorter wave lengths

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violet. everything up above it on the rainbow have slightly longer wave lengths.

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what is the white light called when it separates into a rainbow

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the visible spectrum

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what is white a result of?

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a mixture of all the colors

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what happens when a light hits a object

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it will be reflected or absorbed. only reflected light can be seen

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what are the primary additive colors

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red green blue combine to produce all colors of the rainbow.

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what are the secondary additive colors

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magenta, cyan, yellow

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what does visible light cause

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electromagnetic radiation and also causes the electrical and magnetic fields to vibrate

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what are radio waves

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the longest wavelength of EM radiation and has the lowest energy

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what are microwaves (not the food heater)

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have shorter wavelengths than radio waves. used in satellite talking

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what are infrared rays
radiate heat, emitted by all objects ; more warm object means more infrared waves than cooler objects. they are used in remote controls and CD readers
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what is ultraviolet light
very energetic and causes cancer, fluorescent materials absorb UV light and emit it as visible light, kills bacteria
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explain X rays (not the machine)
have very short wavelengths and used to see bones and inside luggage
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explain gamma rays
shortest wavelength and highest energy
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what is light made out of
photons
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how do photons travel
straight lines away from the light source
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what is transparent, translucent, and opaque mean
transparent transmits light waves, translucent lets some out and some in, and opaque osorbs or reflects
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how are shadows made
the light is blocked by a object forcing the photons to bounce and go anywhere but the blocking object
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what is it called when a light bounced off a object
reflected
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whats the incoming ray and the outgoing ray called
indecent ray and reflected ray
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what happens when light moves from air to glass
it slows and changes direction
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what is the angle of refraction
angle between a ray of light emerging from boundary between 2 materials
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what is the normal
the middle of the material that the indecent and reflected ray is hitting
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what happens when light passes through dense material
it bends towards the normal and slows
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what happens when light passes through less dense material
vice versa from the dense stuff
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what does refraction do to water
objects in the water seem closer.
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what do mirrors do
reflect light
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whats a plane mirror
flat mirror, normal image, image seems to be behind the mirror
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whats a concave mirror
curved inward,
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how do rays work with a concave mirror
reflected light rays meet at the focal point and come together. they are called converging rays
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what do images looked like in concave mirrors
distant objects are small and inverted, closer is larger and upright
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whats a convex mirror
curved outwards
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what are the rays called that hit the convex mirror
lingering rays
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what do images look like in a convex mirror
smaller than they really are and show a bigger area than most mirrors
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what is a lens
its a curved piece of glass that bends light in a controlled way, can cause them to converge or diverge
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explain concave lens
thinner in middle, rays diverge
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explain convex lens
thicker in middle,rays converge, image formed depend on angle and light
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where do light rays converge
focal point
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what is the distance called from the focal length to to the lens
focal length
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what is a pupil
black center of a eye where light enters
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what is a iris
the colored part of the eye
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what does the iris do
controls the amount of light going into the eye but expanding and shrinking
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what is the sclera
white part of eye
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whats the cornea
transparent tissue that covers the eye ball
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whats behind the pupil
flexible convex lens
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what does the flexible convex lens in the back of eye do
focuses light onto the retina located in back of the eye
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what is the retina covered in
light sensitive cells that make light into energy
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how are electric signals sent to the brain
by optic nerve
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what does the cornea do
refracts light so it converges towards retina
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is the image that is formed on the retina inverted
yes
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what is the area that the optic nerve enters through the retina called
the blind spot
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what are the 2 light sensitive cells that the retina contains called
rods and cone cells
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what do rod cells look like and do
they are rod shaped and allow us to see in the dark
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what do cone cells look like and do
they are cone shaped and allow us to see bright stuff
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what is near-sighted vision
where you cant see distant objects
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how does near sighted vision happen
lens causes light rays to converge witch makes image form in front of the retina
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how is near sighted vision corrected
using a con cave lens
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what is far sighted vision
can not focus on objects far away
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how does far sight happen
lens converges light rays to make image form behind retna
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how is far sight fixxed
convex
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what is astigmatism
blurred sight
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how does astigmatism happen
because of irregular shaped cornea
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how is astigmatism fixxed
use eyeglasses, contacts, or laser surgery
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what is blindness
any kind of vision imparment
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what is legally blind
people who can see a little light such as tunnel vision
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what is snow blindness
temporary blindness do to over exposure to sunlight
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what is night blindness
when you cant see because of your enviroment
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what is color blindness
when you can only see in gray
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what is color vision deficiency
where cant distinguish certain colors

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