Unit 2 Vision and Light Vocabulary WP

Front

What is the term for an animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals?

Back

Prey

Front

What do we call the action of using any of the five senses to gather information about something?

Back

Observe

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Front

What is the term that describes what something can do?

Back

Function

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Front

What do we call the action of causing light to bounce off a material?

Back

Reflect

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

What is a description of how something works or why something happens?

Back

Explanation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

What is the term for the ability to perceive and respond to stimuli?

Back

Sensation

Front

What do we call the process of examining something carefully to understand it better?

Back

Investigation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Front

What is the term for the way light travels in straight lines?

Back

Light Propagation

Front

What do we call the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?

Back

Refraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

What is the term for the spreading out of light waves as they pass through a narrow opening?

Back

Diffraction