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Weekly vocabulary words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absorb | to soak up or take in |
| distorts | to change how something appears, making it look unclear |
| electromagnetic wave | a form of energy that can move through the vacuum of space (radiation) |
| focus | to make an image clearer by making spread-out light rays come together at a point |
| lens | a curved piece of clear glass or plastic that makes an object look bigger or more in focus |
| microwave | an electromagnetic wave that is used to transmit cell phone reception, antennas, cooking, cameras, and radars |
| ozone | Protective layer in atmosphere that shields earth from UV radiation |
| reflect | The bouncing of light off a surface |
| scatter | reflection of light in all directions |
| thermal | Heat energy |
| ultraviolet wave | The types of electromagnetic waves that are responsible for sunburn and skin cancer |