Unit 1 Vocabuary

Scale Model

• A physical representation of something made to be smaller or bigger.

• An object that only allows SOME light to pass through.

• When light bounces off an object

Prediction

• When light passes THROUGH an object.

• A statement about ta future event or data, based on experience or prior knowledge, also called HYPOTHESIS

• A piece of TRANSPARENT material cut with presice angles and planes, useful for analyzing and reflecting light.

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Hypothesis

• A testable statement or prediction that can be verified through experimentation.

• A tool used to measure the weight of an object.

• A type of graph used to display data trends over time.

Transparent Material

• A material that allows all light to pass through it, making objects behind it clearly visible.

• A material that completely blocks light, making objects behind it invisible.

• A material that reflects all light, creating a mirror-like surface.

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Reflection

• The bending of light as it passes through a different medium.

• The bouncing back of light from a surface.

• The spreading out of light waves as they pass through a narrow opening.

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Refraction

• The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another.

• The absorption of light by a surface.

• The scattering of light in all directions.

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Opaque Material

• A material that allows all light to pass through it.

• A material that allows some light to pass through it.

• A material that does not allow any light to pass through it.

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Prism

• A tool used to measure temperature.

• A transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light.

• A device used to amplify sound.

Translucent Material

• A material that allows all light to pass through it, making objects behind it clearly visible.

• A material that allows some light to pass through it, making objects behind it appear blurry.

• A material that does not allow any light to pass through it.

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Light

• Then light bounces off an object.

• Particles that travel as WAVES that can be detected or seen by the human EYE.

• An object that only allows SOME light to pass through.

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