Unit 10 Lessons 1 & 2 Light Vocabulary

Change in wave speed & direction as it passes from one medium to another at an angle

• opaque

• reflection

• refraction

• absorption

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Describes matter that does not allow light to pass through

• absorption

• translucent

• transparent

• opaque

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The transfer of light energy to matter

• absorption

• reflection

• refraction

• transmission

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Lower energy waves on the EM Spectrum

• ionizing radiation

• non-ionizing radiation

• Gamma radiation

• X-rays

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NGSS.HS-PS4-4

Describes matter that transmits light with little interference

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

• absorption

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The bouncing of light off a surface

• diffraction

• reflection

• absorption

• refraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Light that has slightly longer wavelengths than red light

• ultraviolet

• infrared

• ionizing radiation

• The range of all frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

Higher energy waves on the EM spectrum that are dangerous

• Opaque

• translucent

• Ionizing radiation

• Non-ionizing radiation

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NGSS.HS-PS4-4

Light that has slightly shorter wavelengths than violet

• EM Spectrum

• ultraviolet light

• infrared radiation

• microwaves

Describes matter that transmits light but distorts it creating a fuzzy image

• transparent

• opaque

• translucent

• absorption

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2