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Light Ch. 12 Lsn. 3
Term | Definition |
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spectrum | band of colors in a rainbow |
image | picture of a light source that light rays make when they reflect from a mirror |
photon | tiny bundle of light |
wavelength | distance between one peak and the next in a wave |
translucent | material that allows only some light to pass through |
refraction | the bending of light waves as they pass from one substance into another |
concave | a lens that curves inward |
convex | a lens that makes smaller upright images |
transparent | allows light to pass through it |
opaque | allows little or no light to pass through |
law of reflection | the angle of a light ray that hits a surface is equal to the angle of the light ray that bounces off it |
prism | a piece of glass that refracts or separates white light into its band of colors |
electromagnetism | the way in which electric and magnetic forces interact |
red | color with longest wavelength |
violet | color with shortest wavelength |