Wave Behaviour Vocabulary
Science · Waves, Light & Sound · language
Use technical vocabulary for wave behaviour — refraction, absorption, reflection, scattering, amplitude, frequency, wavelength, echo, spectrum, angle of incidence, angle of reflection — and apply these when explaining how light and sound travel and interact with different materials
What mastery looks like
- Use 'refraction' correctly to explain why a straw appears bent in a glass of water
- Distinguish 'reflection' from 'refraction' using the correct definitions
- Explain what an echo is using the vocabulary of sound reflection correctly
Check your understanding
Can Wave Behaviour Vocabulary explain why a straw looks bent in a glass of water using a proper science word — or tell you what's actually happening when you hear an echo?
Prerequisites
None — this is a foundational concept.