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science vocab 12-12
light
Question | Answer |
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mirage | an image of a distant object caused by refraction of light as it travels through air of varing temperatures |
concave lens | a lens that is thinner in the center than at the edges |
convex lens | a lens that it thicker in the center than at the edges |
optic nerve | the short,thick nerve that carries signals from the eye to the brain |
transparent material | a material that transmitts light with out scattering it |
translucent material | a material that scatters light as it passes thorough it |
opaque material | a material that reflects or absorbs all of the light that strikes it |
pigment | a colored substance used to color materials |
regular reflection | reflection that occurs when parallel rays of light hit a smooth surface and all reflect at the same angle |
difuse reflection | reflection that occurs when parallel rays of light hit a rough surface and all reflect at different angles |