Waves

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Reindeer

Answer 1

Prancer, Dancer, Donner, Blitzen, Dasher, Vixen, Commet, Cupid, and of course Rudolph

Question 2

Medium

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A substance through which a wave moves

Question 3

Mechanical wave

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A wave such as a sound or seismic wave that transfers kinetic energy through matter

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Crest

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The highest point or peak of a wave

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Transverse wave

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A wave which the disturbance moves at right angles to the direction of the wave

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Longitudinal wave

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A type of wave in which the disturbance move in the same direction that the wave travels

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Wave

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A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another with out requiring matter to move the entire distance

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Amplitude

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The maximum distance that a disturbance causes a medium to move from its rest position

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Trough

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The lowest point or valley of a wave

Question 10

Reflection

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The bouncing back of a wave after it hits a barrier

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Frequency

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The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given period of time

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Diffraction

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The spreading out of waves as they pass through an opening or around the edges of an obstacle

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Interference

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The meeting and combining of waves; the adding or subtracting of wave amplitude that occurs as waves overlap

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Electromagnetic wave

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A type of wave such as light wave or radio wave that does not require a medium to travel through a disturbance that transfers energy through a field

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Radiation

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Energy that travels across distances in the form of electromagnetic waves

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Electromagnetic spectrum

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The range of all electromagnetic frequencies

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Refraction

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The bending of light as it crosses a boundary between two mediums at an angle other than 90 digress

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Radio waves

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The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves of the lowest frequencies

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Microwaves

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Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with a higher frequencies than radio waves but lower frequencies than infrared waves

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Infrared light

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Part of electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with a frequencies between those of microwaves and visible light

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Ultraviolet light

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The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves of frequencies higher than those of visible light and lower than x- rays

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Primary pigments

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Three colors of substance(magenta, yellow, and cyan)

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Prism

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An optical tool that uses refraction of light to separate the different wavelengths that make up white light

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Gamma rays

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Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with the highest frequencies

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Primary colors

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Three colors of light (red, yellow, and blue) that can be mixed to produce any possible colors

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Wavelength

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The disturbance from one crest to the next wave crest

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Transmission

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The passage of waves through a medium

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Absorption

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The disappearance of a wave into a medium. The energy transferred by a wave is converted into another form of energy

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X-rays

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The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with high frequencies and high energies; electromagnetic wave with frequencies ranging from 10 to the 16th and 10 to the 21st power hertz

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Scattering

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The spreading out of light waves in all directions as particles reflect and the light

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Polarization

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A way of filtering light so that all of waves vibrate in the same direction