A | B |
energy | ability to do work |
visible light | type of E-M radiation that you can see |
electromagnetic radiation | energy given off by the sun |
wave | vibration of energy as it travels through space, how light travels |
vacuum | a space empty of matter |
crest | high point of a wave |
trough | low point of a wave |
wavelength | the length of a wave from one crest toanother |
hertz | measurement of a wave frequency |
convex mirror | mirror that curves outwards |
concave mirror | miror that curves inward |
refraction | bending of light as it passes from one material to another |
reflection | bouncing back of light from a surface |