Light Behavior and Objects

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What is it called when light continues to pass through an object without changing its path?

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Transmit

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

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Opaque

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What is the term for materials that allow some light to pass through but not clearly?

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Translucent

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What happens to light when it strikes a surface and bounces back?

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Reflects

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What is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another called?

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Refraction

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What do we call materials that allow light to pass through clearly?

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Transparent

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When light hits a black surface, what happens to it?

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The light absorbs.

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What is the term for the change in direction of light when it enters a different medium?

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Refraction

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What happens to light when it strikes a mirror?

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It reflects.

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What is an example of an opaque object?

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A wooden table.