Unit 5 - Light

describes matter that allows light to pass through with little interference

• Reflection

• Opaque

• Transparent

• Translucent

the light produced by hot objects

• Neon Light

• Ultraviolet Light

• Incandescent Light

• Fluorescent Light

visible light emitted by a material when it absorbs energy such as ultraviolet light

• Fluorescent Light

• Ultraviolet

• Optical Fiber

• Incandescent Light

electromagnetic wavelengths immediately outside the red end of the visible spectrum

• Refraction

• Infrared

• Ultraviolet

• Transparent

an electronic device that converts electrical energy to light

• Camera

• Led light advantages?

• LED (light-emitting diode)

• Triboluminescence

a transparent thread of plastic or glass that transmits light

• Infrared

• Lens

• Optical Fiber

• Reflector

a device that produces intense light of a narrow range of wavelength and color

• Laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation)

• Fluorescent Light

• Absorption

• Transparent

in optics, the transfer of light energy to particles of matter

• Absorption

• Refraction

• Scattering

• Radiation

describes matter that transmits light but that does not transmit an image

• Translucent

• Transparent

• Opaque

• Reflection

an interaction of light with matter that causes light to change direction

• Absorption

• Translucent

• Refraction

• Scattering