Science Key Terms
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| transparent material | transmits most of the light that strikes it
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| translucent material | scatters light as it passes through
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| opaque materials | reflects or absorbs all of the light that strikes it
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| primary colors | three colors that combine to make any other color
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| secondary colors | two primary colors that combine in equal amounts
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| complementary colors | any two colors that combine to make white light
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| pigments | colored substances that are used to color other materials
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| ray | light waves as straight lines
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| regular reflection | when parallel rays of light hit a smooth surface
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| diffuse reflection | when parallel rays of light hit a bumpy or uneven surface
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| plane mirror | a flat sheet of glass
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| image | a copy of an object formed by reflected waves of light
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| virtual image | an upright image that forms where light seems to come from
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| concave mirror | a mirror with a surface that curves inward
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| optical axis | an imaginary line that divides in half
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| focal point | the place at which rays parallel to the optical axis meet
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| real image | when rays actually meet
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| convex mirror | a mirror with a surface that curves outward
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| magenta, cyan, yellow | examples of pigment colors
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| green, violet, orange | examples of secondary colors
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| red, blue, green | examples of primary colors
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