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Light Vocabulary
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4th Grade
11/05/2013

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Term
Causes an object to have a shadow
Definition
When the light is blocked
Term
What type of material allows ALL light to pass through it?
Definition
Transparent
Term
Name some examples of transparent objects
Definition
window, glass, clear plastic, water
Term
What type of material does NOT allow light to pass through it?
Definition
Opaque
Term
Name some examples of opaque objects
Definition
desk, wall, rock, notebook
Term
Name some items that have lens
Definition
glasses, eyes
Term
How do the lenses in eyeglasses help correct a person's vision?
Definition
They filter it
Term
What happens when light waves bounce off a surface?
Definition
It reflects
Term
Why is a strawberry red?
Definition
The way light reflects off it
Term
What causes a rainbow?
Definition
When light passes through a prism
Term
What type of material lets SOME light pass through?
Definition
Translucent
Term
Draw a picture of translucent material
Definition

Lamp Shade, leaf, tent, plastic cup

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What is true about a white object?
Definition
It reflects colors
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How can you make a shadow blurry?
Definition
By moving the object causing the shadow further away from the light
Term
What object can separate white light into colors
Definition
A prism, water droplets
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