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Energy   The ability to do work.  
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Mechanical Energy   Energy produced by a machine or moving part.  
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Light Energy   Electromagnetic energy that can be sensed by the eye.  
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Sound Energy   Mechanical energy that travels as waves through the air or water and vibrates the ear drum upon contact.  
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Electrical Energy   Energy resulting from the flow of charged particles.  
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Thermal/Heat Energy   Energy that can be measured by a thermometer.  
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Kinetic Energy   The energy of motion  
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Visible Spectrum   The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye.  
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Potential energy   Stored energy.  
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Chemical energy   The energy that results during a chemical reaction  
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Joule   The standard measure of work or energy  
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Convex Lens   A convex lens is thicker at the center than at the edges.Rays of light that pass through the lens are brought closer together (they converge)  
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Concave Lens   Concave lenses are thinner at the middle. Rays of light that pass through the lens are spread out (they diverge).  
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Reflect   When light bounces off objects.  
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Refract   When light seems to bend as it passes through substances.  
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Prism   A glass or other transparent object with refracting surfaces that separates white light into a spectrum of colors.  
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Rainbow   An arch in the sky made up of different colors that forms when the sun's rays are refracted by rain drops,  
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Spectrum   The band of colors formed by a beam of light, like a rainbow.  
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Opaque   A material that does not allow light to pass through.  
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Translucent   A material that permits light to pass through but diffusing it so that objects on the opposite side are not clearly visible:  
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Transparent   A material that transmits rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.  
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Absorb   The process by which one substance, such as a solid or liquid, takes up another substance.  
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Transmit   To send out or pass from one object to another or from one place to another.  
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