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8th Grade Science
Vision and Electromagnetic Waves
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cornea | transparent layer at the front of the eye; covers both the iris and pupil; also helps refract light |
| Pupil | a hole that controls the amount of light that enters the eye by adjusting in size |
| Iris | the part of the eye that adjusts the size of the pupil; provide characteristic eye color |
| Lens | part of the eye responsible for precisely focusing light to form an image |
| Convex Lens | lens that is thicker at the center than at the edges |
| Retina | structure at the back of the eye upon which the lens forms an image |
| Optic nerve | eye structure that transmits information about an image formed on the retina to the brain |
| Electromagnetic spectrum | collection of all known electromagnetic frequencies |
| Radio Waves | electromagnetic waves that have the longest wavelength, lowest frequency, and least amount of energy |
| Microwaves | electromagnetic waves that have shorter wavelengths, higher frequencies, and more energy than radio waves |
| Visible light | narrow section of the electromagnetic spectrum that the human eye can detect |
| Infrared light | light on the electromagnetic spectrum, light with wavelengths that fall between visible light and microwaves |
| Ultraviolet light | electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths that fall between visible light and x-rays X-rays |
| X-rays | electromagnetic waves with short wavelengths, high frequencies and high energy that can travel through soft tissue |
| Gamma rays | shortest electromagnetic waves that have the highest frequencies and highest energy |