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VisibleLight
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Transparent | Allows light to pass through |
| Translucent | Allows some light to pass through |
| Opaque | Does not allow any light to pass through |
| Shadow | A dark area caused by light being blocked from an opaque object. |
| Color Spectrum | Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet |
| White color | The reflection of all colors of light |
| Black color | The absorption of all colors of light |
| Green color | The reflection of green light waves and absorption of all other light waves |
| Blue color | The reflection of blue light waves and absorption of all other light waves. |
| Reflection | The bouncing of light off the surface of a mirror-like object |
| Refraction | The bending of light as it goes through different medium (air, water, glass) |
| Diffraction | The bending of light around objects. |
| Plane Mirror | Reflects light at the same angle it enters |
| Convex Mirror | Spreads light reflection to see more objects in mirror |
| Concave Mirror | Bends light to magnify the image. |
| Plane Lens | Transmits light straight through |
| Convex Lens | Will bend light towards a single point |
| Concave Lens | Will spread light away from each other. |