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sábado, 4 de septiembre de 2010

Vocabulary number 5

Universe :everything that exists.


Telescope:a divice that collects light and makes distance object appear closer an larger .


refraction: the bendind of waves as they go from one substace to another.

reflection:the bouncing of  waves off a surface.

wavelength:the distance from one peak to the next on a wave.

frequency:the number of wave that pass through a point in a second.

electromagnetic spectrum:waves  of light in order by waveleght. 
                                Vocabulary number 4


Inclined plane: a nstraight, slanted surface that is not move when it is used.


screw: an inclaned plane wrapped around a central bar.


wedge: one ore  a combination of two inclined planes that is moved when used.


compound machine: a combination of two or more machines.


efficiency:a ratio of the work done by a machine compare whith the work put into the machine.