pitch | | Material through which a wave travels |
vacuum | | A disturbance that moves energy through matter and space |
mircrowave | | when the energy of a photon in an electromagnetic wave is taken up by matter |
absorption | | Number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time |
amplitude | | a type of wave that refracrs, reflects and is absorbed by different colors |
laser | | a type of wave used to detect broken bones |
light | | how tall a wave is |
neuroscience | | travels best through a soild but cannot travel through a vacuum |
white | | The bending of light at the boundary between two mediums |
sound | | different type of waves that can travel through space |
tsunami | | the color that reflects all colors |
photon | | when __________ increases the energy of the wave decreases; how long a wave is |
diffraction | | waves that can only travel through a medium. |
refraction | | empty space |
wave | | Waves transport energy but not ____________________. |
electromagnetic | | the bouncing back of a wave after it strikes a barrier or an object |
mechanical | | a device that produces intense light of only one wavelength and color |
wavelength | | used to cook food |
matter | | causes sunburns |
ultraviolet light | | a particle of light; packets of energy |
frequency | | the color that absorbs all colors |
xray | | A very large and powerful wave |
reflection | | The branch of science that studies the brain. |
moon | | a property of sound that changes with frequency |
medium | | The bending of waves around a barrier or through an opening |
black | | orbits around the earth and reflects the sun's light |