Light Energy Vocabulary

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reflection

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The bouncing back of light rays from a surface (mirrors or echoes return energy back to their source)

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refraction

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The bending of light as it moves through one medium into another

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thermal energy

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Energy that causes a transfer of heat or temperature between materials

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light

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A form of energy that the eyes can see

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absorb

Back

The process of soaking up liquid, heat, or light

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concave lens

Back

Curving inward

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convex lens

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Curving outward

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light spectrum

Back

The small part of the electromagnetic spectrum that the human eye can see; violet, blue, cyan, green, yellow, orange, and red.

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magnify

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To make objects appear closer or larger

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medium

Back

Something that light travels through