OpenSciEd 6.1 vocabulary

Front

process of making mirrors by coating glass with silver

Back

silvering

Front

the nerve that carries messages from the retina to the brain

Back

optic nerve

Front

reflection off a smooth surface, like a mirror

Back

specular reflection

Front

specific, testable question that guides a scientific experiment

Back

experimental question

Front

goes through

Back

transmit

Front

the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another

Back

refraction

Front

the ability of a surface to bounce back light

Back

reflectivity

Front

the change in direction of a wave when it hits a barrier or an edge

Back

diffraction

Front

the distance between two consecutive peaks of a wave

Back

wavelength

Front

the amount of energy carried by a wave

Back

amplitude