Light Vocabulary Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
visible light | energy that the human eye can see |
visible spectrum | part of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans can see |
reflection | when light bounces off a surface |
refraction | when light enters a medium and bends |
opaque | no light can pass through; light is reflected or absorbed |
transparent | light is transmitted through; the object is clear |
translucent | some light is transmitted, some is absorbed and some is scattered |
wavelength | on a wave, the distance from crest to crest |
crest | the top or highest part of a wave. |
trough | the bottom of a wave |
medium | solids, liquids and gases |
energy | ability to cause change (do work) |
ROYGBIV | acronym for the colors of the rainbow: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet |
convex | a surface that is curved outward (light waves become focused) |
concave | a surface that is curved inward (light waves are spread out) |
lens | a curved piece of transparent material used to refract light |
mirror | a smooth, very reflective surface |
absorb | to take in or swallow up (rather than transmit or reflect) |
transmit | to go through |
image | picture |
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