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Week 11
Term | Definition |
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Reflection | The bouncing back of light waves off a surface |
Refraction | The bending of light waves as they move through one medium into another |
Transparent | An object that you can completely see through it |
Translucent | An object that you can partially see through |
Opaque | An object you cannot see through |
Transmit | To pass on to another |
Absorb | To soak up |
Prism | A glass or transparent object that bends light waves as they move through one medium into another |
Mass | How much matter is in something |
Volume | How much space something takes up |
Parallel | A circuit where the electrons have many paths to take. If one light is removed the other lights will still work and will even get brighter. |
Series | A circuit in which electrons have only one path to take. If one light goes out or is removed, they all go out. |