Light Vocabulary

Front

What is the bending of light as it moves through one medium into another?

Back

Refraction

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Front

What is a glass or transparent object with refracting surfaces at an acute angle that separates white light into a spectrum of colors?

Back

Prism

Front

What is a clear piece of glass or plastic that bends passing light to focus or spread light rays?

Back

Lens

Front

What do we call matter that light travels through (e.g., water, air, glass)?

Back

Medium

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Front

What is the direction from which someone or something is approached?

Back

Angle

Front

What is the process called when light bounces off a surface?

Back

Reflection

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Front

What is the term for the distance between two points of light?

Back

Wavelength

Front

What do we call the change in direction of light when it passes from one medium to another?

Back

Refraction

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Front

What is the name of the angle formed between the incident ray and the normal line?

Back

Angle of incidence

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Front

What is the term for the angle formed between the refracted ray and the normal line?

Back

Angle of refraction

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