OpenSciEd 6.1 lessons 1-6 vocabulary

Front

What is the variable affected by the change in an experiment?

Back

Dependent variable

Front

What is a measure of the amount of light reflected by a material?

Back

Brightness

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

What do we call a material that allows light to pass through so that objects behind can be seen?

Back

Transparent

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

What is anything that makes light, whether natural or artificial?

Back

Light source

Front

What is a representation we use to understand or describe a phenomenon?

Back

Model

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Front

What is the variable that is changed or controlled in an experiment?

Back

Independent variable

Front

What do we call materials that do not allow light to pass through?

Back

Opaque

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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 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 is the term for the spreading out of light as it passes through a medium?

Back

Scattering

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2