Vocabulary Flashcards
Describes materials that let nearly all light pass through them
transparent
Describes materials that let SOME light pass through, but not all
translucent
Describes materials that DO NOT let ANY light pass through them
opaque
Light bouncing off an object
reflection
Bending of light
refraction
The process by which light is taken in, or absorbed, by a material
Absorption
A dark area that forms when an object blocks light from reaching a surface
Shadow
A material through which energy travels
Medium
A clear, see-through object that separates white light into light of the different colors in the color spectrum
Prism
A clear object with at least one curved surface
Lens
An object with a very smooth surface that forms images by reflecting light.
Mirror
The band of colors formed when a beam of light is passed through a prism or broken up by some other means.
Spectrum
