Light Energy Vocabulary

A form of energy that is created by a man-made object or natural source that travels in straight lines

• light

• sound

• motion

• space

A material such as a solid, liquid or gas that interacts with light energy

• opaque

• translucent

• medium

• opaque

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The action of light when it passes through a medium

• reflect

• transmit

• absorb

• refract

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The action of light when it "soaks into" or is stopped by an object without passing through

• transmit

• reflect

• refract

• absorb

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The action of light where light energy "bounces" off a shiny surface

• refract

• absorb

• reflect

• transmit

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The action of light energy where light rays slow down and "bend" as it passes through a medium

• reflect

• refract

• absorb

• transmit

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A medium/matter that allows ALL light pass through

• Transluscent

• Opaque

• Transparent

• Medium

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A medium/matter that allows SOME light to pass through, but not all of it

• Transparent

• Translucent

• Opaque

• Transmit

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A medium/matter that allows NO light to pass through which creates a shadow behind that object

• Translucent

• Opaque

• Transparent

• Reflect