5th Grade Science vocabulary on light
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| visible light | energy that the human eye can see
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| visible spectrum | part of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans can see
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| reflection | when light bounces off a surface
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| refraction | when light enters a medium and bends
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| opaque | no light can pass through; light is reflected or absorbed
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| transparent | light is transmitted through; the object is clear
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| translucent | some light is transmitted, some is absorbed and some is scattered
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| wavelength | on a wave, the distance from crest to crest
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| crest | the top or highest part of a wave.
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| trough | the bottom of a wave
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| medium | solids, liquids and gases
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| energy | ability to cause change (do work)
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| ROYGBIV | acronym for the colors of the rainbow: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet
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| convex | a surface that is curved outward (light waves become focused)
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| concave | a surface that is curved inward (light waves are spread out)
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| lens | a curved piece of transparent material used to refract light
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| mirror | a smooth, very reflective surface
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| absorb | to take in or swallow up (rather than transmit or reflect)
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| transmit | to go through
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| image | picture
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