Y6 Light vocabulary

An object that makes its own light.

• mirror

• source

• energy

When light bounces off a material.

• reflection

• shadow

• refraction

When light bends as it changes speed moving from one material to another.

• reflection

• shadow

• refraction

An area of darkness where light has been blocked by an object.

• reflection

• shadow

• source

A material that does NOT let any light through

• translucent

• opaque

• transparent

A material that lets SOME light through

• translucent

• opaque

• transparent

A material that lets ALL light through

• translucent

• opaque

• transparent

How does light travel?

• In a straight line

• In a curved line

• In a zig zag line

What do we call a diagram that uses lines with arrows to show the path of light.

• light diagram

• circuit diagram

• ray diagram

What type of surface will reflect light in an orderly way so that we can see an image like a mirror?

• shiny

• dull

• rough