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What is absorption?

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Absorption is a phenomenon when light is captured by an object and converted to energy.

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Define a cycle in terms of events or phenomena.

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A cycle is an interval of time during which a sequence of a recurring succession of events or phenomena is completed. It is a course or series of events or operations that recur regularly and usually lead back to the starting point.

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What is energy?

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Energy is a measurable quantity that describes how much change can occur within a system.

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What is light energy?

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Light energy is a phenomenon of energy that involves electric and magnetic fields; it can be given off or absorbed by objects.

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What are patterns?

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Patterns are regular sequences that can be found throughout nature.

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What is reflection?

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Reflection is a phenomenon that occurs when a wave is bounced off the boundary of a new medium and not absorbed. It is a wave behavior in which waves strike an object and bounce back off.

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What is refraction?

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Refraction is a phenomenon that occurs when a wave changes direction due to the change in speed when it enters a new medium at an angle. The wave still moves in a straight line, but the angle changes. It is the change in direction of a wave as it moves from one medium to another.

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What is a system?

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A system is a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole.

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What does it mean when light is absorbed?

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Absorbed is when light energy is taken in by an object.

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What is light?

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Light is a form of energy which our eyes can detect.