Waves and there applications 1 Flashcards
1: Light comes from things like the sun, light bulbs and candles. It bounces off of things and allows us to see.
light
1: the place from which light originates
light source
1: The bending of light or other waves when they pass from one transparent substance to another
Refract
1: when light bounces off the surface of an object
Reflect/Reflection
1: when light is taken into an object. It makes it warmer.
Absorb/Absorption
1: Pull towards
attract
1: A block of clear glass or plastic which separates the light passing through it into different colors.
prism
2: light comes from things like the sun, light bulbs and candles. It bounces off of things and allows us to see
light
2: the place from which light originars
light source
2: the trajectory that light takes as it travels
light path
2: Ray is a beam of light
Rays
2: A substance that moves energy, light, or sound waves from one place to another.
Medium
2: The bending of light or other waves when they pass from one transparent substance to another
Refraction
2: The return of light or sound waves from a surface, the production of an image in a mirror
reflection/reflect
2: the process of taking in something, such as light energy.
Absorption/ absorb