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24 Cards in this Set
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How high or low a sound is
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Pitch
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The bending of light as it moves from one material to another
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Refraction
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The measure of how much energy sound has is called
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Loudness
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A dark area that forms when an object blocks the path of light is called
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Shadow
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When light strikes an object, some of it is taken in, or
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Absorbed
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The bouncing of light off an object is called
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Reflection
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Objects that let most of the light pass through them are called
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Transparent
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The back and forth movements like in a maraca are called
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Vibratiions
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Objects that let some light pass through them are
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Translucent
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Objects that block, no light is let through, are
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Opaque
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Give an example an example of a reflection
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Standing in front of. Mirror
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Reflections can occur when an object is
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Smooth & shiny
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Give an example of refraction
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Pencil or piggy bank in water looks fat or broken
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Refraction is the ------- of light from one material to another
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Bending
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Give an example of translucent
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A light bulb, waxed
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Vibrations--what are some examples of vibrations
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Plucking strings on a harp, blowing into a flute, tapping on a drum
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What happens when light hits an object? Some is reflected and the rest is
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Absorbed
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Aluminum foil is
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Opaque
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Plastic wrap is
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Transparent
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Wax paper is
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Translucent
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To see a rainbow we need to have two things. They are:
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Sunlight & rain
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To hear sounds, the vibrating air causes our -------- to vibrate
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Eardrums
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When we stand outside with the sun shining on us, we block the suns path creating a
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Shadow
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Imagine you take a piece of paper that says MATH on it and put it up to the mirror? What happens?
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You will see math backwards which will look like HTAM. This is an example of reflection.
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