5.6C Light Energy

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type of energy that allows us to see and travels in a straight line

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light energy

Front

the bouncing back of light waves when it hits a medium through which it cannot pass.

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reflection

Front

bending or breaking of light as it passes from one medium to another (from air to water)

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refraction

Front

light is taken in or soak up

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absorption

Front

a piece of glass that refracts (bends or breaks) light

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lens

Front

material through which a wave travels

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medium

Front

A piece of glass that separates white light into colors of the rainbow

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prism

Front

to send something across places; to pass along

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transmit

Front

How does light travel?

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In straight lines

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A teacher takes the top and a side off a box. She cuts a hole in another side and puts a candle outside the box. When the teacher lights the candle in a dark room, some of the candlelight shines through the hole. Which diagram best shows how the light appears on the opposite wall of the box?

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