Light Physical Science Vocab Review

-material that absorbs or reflects all light and does not transmit any light

• opaque
• translucent
• transparent
• mirage
• filter

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

material that transmits and scatters light so that objects viewed through it appear blurry

• opaque
• translucent
• transparent
• mirage
• index of refraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

property of as material indicating how much the speed of light is reduced in the material compared to the speed of light in a vacuum

• linearly polarized light
• incandescent light
• index of refraction
• mirage
• optical scanner

image of a distant object produced by the refraction of light through air layers of different densities

• pigment
• holography
• index of refraction
• mirage
• filter

a transparent material that selectively transmits light

• opaque
• incandescent light
• fluoresescense light
• mirage
• filter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

colored material that is used to change the color of other substances

• pigment
• translucent
• transparent
• mirage
• opaque

light produced by heating a piece of metal,usually tungsten,until it glows

• linearly polarized light
• incandescent light
• fluoresescense light
• coherent light
• incoherent light

light generated by using phosphors to convert ultraviolet radiation to visible light

• linearly polarized light
• incandescent light
• fluoresescense light
• coherent light
• incoherent light

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

-light of one wavelength that travels in one direction with a constant distance between the corresponding crests of the waves

• linearly polarized light
• incandescent light
• fluoresescense light
• coherent light
• incoherent light

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

light that can contain more than one wavelength,travel in more than one direction,and has varying distances between the corresponding crests of the waves

• linearly polarized light
• holography
• index of refraction
• coherent light
• incoherent light

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3