5.6B Light Energy Vocabulary

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What is a lens?

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A curved piece of glass that bends light rays.

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What does opaque mean?

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Does not let light pass through.

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What does absorb mean?

Back

To take in or soak up.

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What is a concave lens?

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A lens that is thinner in the center and thicker at the edges, bending light outward and making shapes appear smaller.

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What is a prism?

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A piece of glass that separates white light into colors of the spectrum.

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What is light?

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A form of energy that travels in waves and can be seen by the human eye.

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What is refraction?

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The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another.

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What is translucent?

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Allows some light to pass through but not enough to see clearly.

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What is a medium in terms of light?

Back

Any substance through which light travels.

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What is a convex lens?

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A lens that is thicker in the center and thinner at the edges, bending light inward.