Light Vocab

makes things appear large

• convex lens

• absorb

• reflection

• concave lens

Radiant energy that our eyes can see from the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum

• transmit

• refraction

• light energy

• electrical energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

energy waves that bend, change direction and speed as they pass from type of object to another type

• reflection

• refraction

• translucent

• opaque

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

to take something in a natural or gradual way

• opaque

• reflection

• refraction

• absorb

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

describes materials that DO NOT LET ANY light pass through

• reflection

• opaque

• transparent

• translucent

describes materials that let nearly ALL light pass through them

• absorb

• opaque

• transparent

• translucent

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

energy waves bouncing off the surface of an object (mirror)

• refraction

• reflection

• absorb

• transmit

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

to pass through a substance or object without being absorbed

• transmit

• reflect

• refraction

• convex lens

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

the small part of the electromagnetic spectrum that the human eye can see

• light spectrum

• opaque

• concave lens

• absorb

makes things appear smaller

• convex lens

• reflection

• light energy

• concave lens