Light Unit Vocabulary

The bouncing of light off an object

• reflection

• opaque

• convex

• refraction

Allowing only some light to pass through

• opaque

• refraction

• translucent

• concave

The bending of light as it moves from one material to another

• reflection

• refraction

• prism

• transparent

Allowing all light to pass through.

• concave

• opaque

• translucent

• transparent

An object that separates white light into the colors that make it up.

• prism

• rainbow

• opaque

• hologram

NOT allowing light to pass through.

• translucent

• opaque

• transparent

• prism

A lens that is thinner in the middle than at the edges, spreading light rays apart and making images appear smaller.

• convex

• concave

A lens that bulges in the middle, bringing rays of light together and makes images appear larger.

• concave

• convex