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TEKS 5.8C

Light

QuestionAnswer
absorb/absorbtion the taking in or soaking in of energy
lens a curved piece of transparent material (like glass or plastic) that bends light rays as they pass through it.
concave lens a piece of curved, see-through material that is thinner at the center than at the edges and disperses light rays outward
convex lens a piece of curved, see-through material that is thicker at the center than at the edges and concentrates light rays inward
medium a substance through which light can pass
opaque a material that completely blocks light from passing through it.
prism a glass or transparent object with refracting surfaces that separates white light into the color spectrum
reflection/reflect/reflected the bouncing back of light when it strikes certain surfaces
refraction/refract/refracted the bending of light as it passes through a medium
Translucent a material that allows some light to pass through, but scatters it so you cannot see clearly through it.
transmit to pass light energy through a material.
Transparent A material that allows almost all light to pass through it clearly.
light energy energy that travels in waves;energy we can see
Light ray a straight path of light
distorted altered from a true, natural, or normal state, shape, or condition
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