Light Energy Vocabulary

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Allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be clearly or distinctly seen.

• Transmit

• Transparent

• Refract

• Reflection

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Any physcial substance through which energy can be transferred

• Light

• Medium

• Diverge

• Converge

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The bouncing back of a ray of light, sound or heat when the ray hits a surface that it does not go through.

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Transparent

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The transformation of radiant (light) power to another type of energy, usually heat, by interactions with matter

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Transparent

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A chart or graph that shows the intensity of light being emitted over a range of energies.

• Light Spectrum

• Reflection

• Concave

• Lens

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The bending of an energy wave as it enters a new medium at an angle.

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Transmission

• Refraction

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The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that the human eye can view.

• Medium

• Lens

• Visible Light Spectrum

• Concave

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Curving Inward. Curves toward incoming light.

• Concave

• Convex

• Refract

• Reflect

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Curving outward. Curves away from incoming light.

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Concave

• Convex

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Energy that can be sensed by the eye.

• Heat

• Light

• Electrical

• Sound

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To spread out

• Converge

• Diverge

• Convex

• Concave

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Come together, merge

• Diverge

• Converge

• Convex

• Concave

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A clear piece of curved glass or plastic that bends passing light to focus or spread the light rays.

• light

• medium

• lens

• diverge

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To pass through a substance or object without being absorbed.

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Transmit

• Transparent