Light Vocabulary Task Cards

Front

What is a concave lens?

Back

A concave lens is a lens that is thinner in the center than at the edges and diverges light rays that are passing through it.

Front

Which image best represents a concave lens?

Back

Image D.

Front

What does it mean to absorb?

Back

To take in.

Front

What is a transparent material?

Back

A material that allows light to pass through so that objects behind can be clearly seen.

Front

Give an example of a transparent material.

Back

Eyeglasses.

Front

What is white light composed of?

Back

All the colors of the spectrum.

Front

What is a synonym for transparent?

Back

See-through.

Front

What is an opaque material?

Back

A material that does not allow light to pass through.

Front

What is the difference between transparent and opaque?

Back

Transparent materials allow light to pass through; opaque materials do not.

Front

What is refraction?

Back

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