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Light & Matter
Open SciEd Light & Matter Unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| transparent | allowing light to pass through |
| opaque | not letting light through |
| reflect | to bounce back |
| silvering | surface covered with silver leaf or silver powder |
| transmit | to send on, pass through, send out |
| model | A representation of an object or event |
| retina | Light sensitive layer of the eye; contains rods and cones |
| optic nerve | carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain |
| refract | The bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one thing to another |
| system | A group of parts that work together as a wholes |
| scattering | reflection of light in all directions |
| specular reflection | Reflection of light off a smooth surface |
| one-way mirror | a mirror that only has one reflective side i.e. it can be seen though on one side but the other side only reflects. |
| Transparent | Allowing light to pass through |