5.6A/5.6C MELTS/Light Vocab

Front

What is the energy used to see and that solar panels transform and plants use in photosynthesis?

Back

Light

Front

What is the energy of heat called?

Back

Thermal

Front

What is a piece of glass that refracts (bends or breaks) light?

Back

Lens

Front

What is the term for the bouncing back of light waves when they hit a medium through which they cannot pass?

Back

Reflection

Front

What do we call a place where energy comes from, such as batteries, food, fuels, and the Sun?

Back

Energy source

Front

What is the process called when light changes direction as it passes from one medium to another?

Back

Refraction

Front

What is the term for the process of light being absorbed by a material?

Back

Absorption

Front

What is the name of the energy that comes from the Sun?

Back

Solar energy

Front

What do we call the ability of a material to allow light to pass through it?

Back

Transparency

Front

What is the term for the change in direction of light when it hits a surface?

Back

Reflection