Light and Matter flashcard 6.1 lessons 1-3

Front

Opaque objects make shadows because they ______ light.

Back

block

Front

What is the process called when light bounces off a surface?

Back

Reflection

Front

What does TRANSMIT mean?

Back

To go/pass through

Front

Light travels in a _________.

Back

straight line

Front

When looking through a window, light is _______.

Back

transmitted

Front

What is the process called when light bends as it passes through different materials?

Back

Refraction

Front

What do we call materials that allow light to pass through them?

Back

Transparent materials

Front

What is the term for materials that do not allow any light to pass through?

Back

Opaque materials

Front

What happens to light when it hits a black surface?

Back

It is absorbed.

Front

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

Back

Reflection