LIGHT VOCAB

Front

What is the term for allowing no light to pass through?

Back

Opaque

Front

What is the term for allowing only some light to pass through?

Back

Translucent

Front

What is the term for the bending of light based on the material it passes through?

Back

Refraction

Front

What is the term for allowing light to pass through completely?

Back

Transparent

Front

What is the term for the bouncing of light off an object?

Back

Reflection

Front

What do we call an object that does not let any light through?

Back

Opaque

Front

What do we call an object that lets some light through but not all?

Back

Translucent

Front

What do we call an object that lets all light through?

Back

Transparent

Front

What happens to light when it hits a mirror?

Back

It reflects.

Front

What happens to light when it passes through water?

Back

It refracts.