Light Vocabulary

Transparent means...

• Light does not pass through it
• All light passes through it
• Some light passes through it

Translucent means...

• No light passes through it
• All light passes through it
• Some light passes through it

Opaque means...

• No light passes through it
• All light passes through it
• Some light passes through it

Luminous means...

• Gives out its own light
• Reflects light from other things

Non-luminous means...

• Gives out its own light
• Reflects light from other things

What is a reflection?

• The light that comes back off a mirror
• The ray of light that shines onto a mirror

What is an incident ray?

• The light that comes back off a mirror
• The ray of light that shines onto a mirror

The Law of Reflection:
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection

• bigger than
• the same as
• smaller than

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

When we shine light onto a rough surface (for example, wood), what type of reflection do we see?

• Spectacular reflection
• Diffuse scattering

What type of surface is a plane mirror?

• Rough
• Smooth