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Facts and Vocabulary

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An objec that separates white light into bands of colored light is a__>   Prism  
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The colors in white light are called the __.   Visible spectrum  
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What is the range of waves that make up light?   The Electromagnetic Spectrum  
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Light is a form of___ we detect with our eyes.   Energy  
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The bending of light as it passes from one material to another.   Refraction  
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A tool that refracts light is a __.   Lens  
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A lens that curves inward causing the light ray to bend outward from the center of the lens is ___.   Concave  
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A lens that bulges outward causing the light ray to bend inward toward the center of the lens is __.   Convex  
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___ lens help you see faraway objects.   concave  
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___ lens make objects near the lens seem bigger.   Convex  
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The thin clear tissue covering the eye is the __.   Cornea  
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Light passes through an opening in the eye called the __.   Pupil  
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__ is the colored part of the eye.   Iris  
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The tissue that covers the back of the eye is the __   Retina  
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The __ __ brings signals to the brain   Optic Nerve  
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Images focused onto the retina are actually __ ___.   Upside down  
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The term for any wave that hits a surface and bounces off is ____.   Reflection  
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MAterials tha block light completely.   Opaque  
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Materials that allow light to pass thorugh.   Transparent  
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Materials that scatter light in all different directions. It is hard to see through them clearly.   Treanslucent  
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