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light l5
vocab about lesson 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Transparent | A type of material that transmits light without scattering it. |
| translucent | a type of material that scatters light as it passes through |
| opaque | a type of material that reflects or absorbs all of the light that strikes |
| Diffuse reflection | Reflection that occurs when parallel light rays hit and uneven surface and all reflect at different angles |
| convex | A mirror that curves outward or lens that is thicker in the center then at the edges |
| focal point | the point at which light rays parallel to the optical axis meet, after being reflected (or refraction) by mirror (or lens). |
| concave | A mirror with a surface that curves inward or a lens that is thinner at the center than at the edges |