Light Vocabulary

Front

What is the term for the bouncing back of light when it hits a surface?

Back

Reflection

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

What type of lens is used to converge light rays and is thicker in the center than at the edges?

Back

Convex lens

Front

What does it mean for a material to be transparent?

Back

Clear enough to be seen through.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

In what direction does light travel in a vacuum?

Back

In a straight line.

Front

What is the term for an object that allows all light to pass through without scattering?

Back

Transparent.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

What is the term for the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?

Back

Refraction.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

What type of lens is thinner in the center and thicker at the edges?

Back

Concave lens.

Front

What is the phenomenon called when light spreads out after passing through a narrow opening?

Back

Diffraction.

Front

What is the name of the angle formed between the incident ray and the normal line at the point of incidence?

Back

Angle of incidence.

Front

What is the name of the angle formed between the refracted ray and the normal line?

Back

Angle of refraction.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2