Light Vocabulary 6.P.1.2

Carries information relating to vision from the retina of the eye to the brain

• retina

• optic nerve

• sclera

• lens

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A type of lens that curves inward

• concave

• convex

• glass

• plastic

Responsible for daylight vision and color vision

• cornea

• optic nerve

• rods

• cones

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The process of taking in and storing energy, such as radiation, light or sound.

• diffraction

• refraction

• reflection

• absorption

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The tough transparent membrane of the outer layer of the eyeball that covers the iris and the pupil

• cornea

• retina

• pupil

• sclera

Throwing (bouncing) back of a wave when it runs into an obstacle

• refraction

• reflection

• diffraction

• absorption

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Responsible for the ability to see in dim light

• rods

• cones

• cornea

• optic nerve

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

All the different kinds of radiation, arranged according to frequency and wavelength

• Transverse Waves

• Compressional Waves

• Longitudinal Waves

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A type of lens that curves outward

• Transverse lens

• Compressional lens

• Convex

• Concave

The bending of a wave when it passes through one medium to another and its speed is different

• refraction

• reflection

• diffraction

• absorption

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2