Light Energy

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What is the term for materials that let some light rays pass through but scatter others?

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Translucent

Front

What does a mirror do to light?

Back

Reflects

Front

What is the term for light bouncing off a surface and going in the opposite direction?

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Reflection

Front

What happens to light when it passes through a prism?

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It refracts.

Front

What determines the color an object appears?

Back

Reflection

Front

What is the term for materials that allow all light to pass through?

Back

Transparent

Front

What is the term for materials that do not allow light to pass through?

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Opaque

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What is refraction?

Back

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

Front

What is absorption in terms of light?

Back

When light is taken in by a material and not reflected or transmitted.

Front

What is the difference between reflection and refraction?

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Reflection is the bouncing back of light, while refraction is the bending of light.