Science · Waves
Sound and Light Waves Vocabulary
Waves words like amplitude, wavelength, pitch, reflection and refraction for word games.
- 🎓 Grades 4–5
- 🧪 Science
- 📐 4-PS4-1
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wave
Disturbance that carries energy from place to place
vibration
Quick back-and-forth movement
amplitude
Height of a wave from its middle
wavelength
Distance from one wave peak to the next
frequency
Number of waves that pass in one second
pitch
How high or low a sound is
volume
How loud or soft a sound is
echo
Sound that bounces back off a surface
reflection
Light or sound bouncing off a surface
refraction
Bending of light as it passes into a new material
absorb
To soak up light or sound
transparent
Lets almost all light pass through
translucent
Lets some light pass through
opaque
Blocks all light
prism
Clear object that splits light into colors
spectrum
Band of colors made when light is split
lens
Curved glass that bends light
crest
Top of a wave
trough
Lowest point of a wave
decibel
Unit used to measure loudness
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