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Catch a Wave List 2 Light

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Absorb   When light waves enter a substance and changes into other forms of energy  
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Electromagnetic spectrum   The complete range of frequencies of electromagnetic waves from the lowest to the highest, including, in order : radio, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma ray waves  
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Reflection   When light waves bounce off something else  
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Refraction   When light waves bend  
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Scatter   To cause to separate widely  
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Visible spectrum   Wave energy we can see, portion of electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye; made of colors  
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prism   A piece of glass or plastic that bends light waves  
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Infrared   Rays like light but lying outside the visible light spectrum at its red end  
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transmit   To pass or cause to pass through space or a material  
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Ultraviolet light   Light with wavelengths shorter than visible light; the term ultraviolet means "above violet." Ultraviolet light is the range of light waves that have shorter wavelengths than violet light in the visible spectrum.  
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opaque   An object that does not allow light waves to pass through it – you CANNOT see through it  
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translucent   An object that allows a few light waves to pass through it – you can ALMOST see through it  
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transparent   An object that allows light waves to pass through – you CAN see through these objects  
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concave   A concave lens is thicker at the edges than it is in the middle  
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convex   A convex lens is thicker in the middle than at the edges.  
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Cornea   A transparent membrane that covers the eye  
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Function of the Cornea   Light enters the eye through the __________  
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Iris   A circular band that controls how much light enters the eye; the colorful part of the eye  
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Function of the Iris   Expands and contracts to control how much light passes through the pupil  
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Lens   A transparent tissue that bends light passing through the eye, helping you focus on an image  
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Function of the Lens   Bends light entering eye  
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Function of the Lens   Helps your eye focus on an image as light passes through  
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Pupil   The hole in the center of the eye that allows light to pass through  
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Function of the Pupil   Allows light to pass through (the larger the pupil, the more light passes through)  
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Retina   A layer of tissue on the back of the eye that has cone cells and rod cells that gather information  
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Function of the Retina   Contains rods and cones that change colors and shapes into nerve messages  
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Optic nerve   The great messenger in the back of your eye that carries nerve messages and signals from the retina to the brain  
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Function of the Optic Nerve   Carries messages from the retina to the brain  
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Sclera   The white part of your eyeball; made of a tough material and contains blood vessels  
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Function of the Sclera   Covers most of the eyeball  
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