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Light and Electricit
Facts and Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An objec that separates white light into bands of colored light is a__> | Prism |
| The colors in white light are called the __. | Visible spectrum |
| What is the range of waves that make up light? | The Electromagnetic Spectrum |
| Light is a form of___ we detect with our eyes. | Energy |
| The bending of light as it passes from one material to another. | Refraction |
| A tool that refracts light is a __. | Lens |
| A lens that curves inward causing the light ray to bend outward from the center of the lens is ___. | Concave |
| A lens that bulges outward causing the light ray to bend inward toward the center of the lens is __. | Convex |
| ___ lens help you see faraway objects. | concave |
| ___ lens make objects near the lens seem bigger. | Convex |
| The thin clear tissue covering the eye is the __. | Cornea |
| Light passes through an opening in the eye called the __. | Pupil |
| __ is the colored part of the eye. | Iris |
| The tissue that covers the back of the eye is the __ | Retina |
| The __ __ brings signals to the brain | Optic Nerve |
| Images focused onto the retina are actually __ ___. | Upside down |
| The term for any wave that hits a surface and bounces off is ____. | Reflection |
| MAterials tha block light completely. | Opaque |
| Materials that allow light to pass thorugh. | Transparent |
| Materials that scatter light in all different directions. It is hard to see through them clearly. | Treanslucent |