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Science in ActionLight, Sound and Measurement Clips

  1. Calculating the speed of light

    Duration: 04:05

  2. How long does it take light from the stars to reach Earth?

    Duration: 03:14

  3. Pepper's Ghost

    Duration: 03:27

  4. How insulation reduces reverberation

    Duration: 01:09

  5. Light source and reflection

    Duration: 00:24

  6. Reverberation of sound

    Duration: 01:55

  7. Lateral inversion

    Duration: 01:02

  8. The rate of vibration or frequency

    Duration: 00:53

  9. How does sound travel through solids?

    Duration: 02:20

  10. Reflective materials in road safety

    Duration: 02:32

  11. How does sound travel through liquid?

    Duration: 01:20

  12. Reflectors and light sources

    Duration: 00:46

  13. Developments in reflective safety clothing

    Duration: 00:35

  14. Vibrations and sound waves

    Duration: 00:42

  15. The relationship between amplitude and loudness

    Duration: 01:37

  16. The relationship between vibrations and sound

    Duration: 01:38

  17. How light can be reflected and distorted

    Duration: 01:55

  18. How does sound travel through air?

    Duration: 01:19

  19. Mirrors and angles

    Duration: 02:03

  20. Can the right frequency and amplitude break glass?

    Duration: 01:00

  21. Echo or sound reflection and its uses

    Duration: 01:10

  22. Using a mirror to light a room

    Duration: 02:39

  23. Lighting a room

    Duration: 00:36

  24. How light travels

    Duration: 01:21

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