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26 Cards in this Set
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Crest |
The top of the wave |
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Through |
The bottom of the wave |
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Wavelength |
The length of the wave |
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Amplitude |
The length from crest to through |
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Medium |
The thing between crest and through |
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Convection |
the escape of heat |
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Conduction |
the absorbation of heat |
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Radiation |
the spread of electromagentic waves |
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Concave |
the inner part of a circle or sphere |
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Convex |
the outer part of a circle or sphere |
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Reflection |
when light bounces off of a wall |
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Refraction |
When light goes into an surface |
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Difference between Reflect and Refract |
Reflect is when light bounces off an surface while Refract is when light goes through a surface. |
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Colors of Spectrum System |
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, Indigo |
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Why we see a school bus as yellow |
Because every color expect for yellow refracts off of it. |
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What creates a sound |
Waves |
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How does sound travel |
It travels through mediums |
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What is a nonrenewable resource |
a resource that takes a long time to renew |
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What is a renewable resource |
a resource that takes a long time to renew |
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how telling what renewable and nonrenewable things apart is important. |
Because if you cant tell, you could overuse nonrenewable resources. |
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Which energy source is used for cars |
Petrolum |
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Some ways we could use less energy |
use less, recycle, conserve, use renewable energy sources, etc. |
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How hydropower damages wildlife |
it destorys habitats. |
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Reduce |
one of the r's it is in process with recycling and reusing which means that you need to reduce landfills. |
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Recycle |
another one of the r's which is in process with reducing and reusing which wants people to recycle items that take a long time to decompose. |
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Reuse |
yet another one of the r's which is in process with reducing and recycling, it is supports using things that can be used over and over again such as glass cups and metal plates. |
