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Gr 5 Light

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convex   A lens or mirror that curves outward and makes objects appear larger and closer  
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concave   A lens or mirror that curves inward and makes objects appear smaller and farther away  
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reflection   the bouncing back of light from a surface  
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refraction   the bending of light  
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transmitted   when light passes through an object  
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absorbed   when light is taken in by an object  
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transparent   material that allows light to pass through it easily  
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translucent   material that allows light to pass through but not in a straight path  
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opaque   material that does not allow light to pass through it  
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crest   the highest part of a wave  
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trough   the lowest point of a wave  
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wavelength   the difference between one wave peak to the next wave peak  
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lens   a curved piece of glass or plastic that bends light rays  
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visible spectrum   waves that have different lengths that our eye can see as different colors  
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violet   the shortest wave that we can see  
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red   the longest wave that we can see  
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frequency   the number of waves that move past a point in a period of time  
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prism   a glass bar that separates white light into the colors of the rainbow  
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