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Light & Sound
Unit F, Chapter 3, Carter Lomax, Mr.D.
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Science
5th Grade
10/29/2008

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lens
Definition
a piece of clear material that bends, or refracts, light rays passing through it
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refraction

Definition
the bending of light rays
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reflection
Definition
the bouncing of light rays off an object
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convex lens
Definition
a lens that is thicker in the middle like a hands lens
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concave lens
Definition
lens thicker around the edge than in the middle
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angle of incidence
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the angle at which light strikes a mirror
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angle of reflection
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angle at which light light reflects from a mirror
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conductors
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materials that carry sound
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insulators
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materials that do not carry sound
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pitch
Definition
highness or lowness of a sound
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volume
Definition
loudness and/or amount of sound
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