Light Energy Vocabulary

Absorb light means...

• to take in or soak up

• to pass through

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Transmit light means...

• to take in or soak up

• to pass through

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Which color has the shortest wavelength?

• violet

• red

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

• light

• sound

• motion

• space

Allows most light through

• eflection

• Refraction

• Translucent

• Transparent

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During a science project, Abigail, Sophia, and Nora were studying the behavior of light. They discovered that light travels in ___________________

• waves

• sound

• packs

• thunder

Answer explanation

Light travels in waves, which is a fundamental concept in physics. The other options, such as sound, packs, and thunder, do not accurately describe the nature of light's movement.

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Dean was outside on the beach. He noticed he was getting sunburned and he knew that the sun is the ​ (a)   ​ (b)   light energy.​ ​

• emit

• light source

• matter

• transmit

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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