Vocab Words
Properties of Light
How Light Travels
Light Behavior
Light and Colors
100
This object when struck by light, refracts and splits white light into all of its colors (roybgiv)
prism
100
White light is a mixture of all the colors of the ________.
white light
100
Light travels in a strait _________ away from the light source.
line
100
If an object is ________ is passes through a material easily.
transparent.
100
what is light bouncing off of and refracting in to show a rainbow.
water vapor
200
when light bounces back at the same but opposite angle
reflection
200
A student looks through a magnifying glass at a leaf and notices the veins look much larger.
What property of light causes this, and how does the magnifying glass make the leaf look bigger?
refraction
200
When light is reflected it ________ back from a surface.
bounces
200
Give an example of a transparent object.
Window, glass, plastic wrap.
200
If light passes through a __________ it can be separated into the colors that make up white light.
prism
300
Define refraction
the bending of light as it passes from one substance to the other
300
Give an example of an object that gives off its own light.
Candle, the sun, flashlight
300
When light is refracted, the light wave is ______.
bent
300
a translucent material only allows _____________ to pass through. (Hint: two words)
some light
300
If an object is red, what colors does it reflect?
Red
400
Define translucent
when light partially passes through an object, and cannot be seen clearly
400
What does an object have to do in order to be visible?
Reflect light.
400
When light is refracted, it changes ___________.
direction
400
A beam of light hits a mirror at a 30 degree angle. what is the angle of the reflection?
30 degrees
400
light does this when it travels
transmit
500
Define opaque and give an example.
No light can pass through; mug, cardstock, door, book.
500
You are swimming and want to play with the pool rings but you can't grab them because they appear to be somewhere else. What is this behavior of light?
refraction
500
light travels in a straight line and cannot go around objects
500
a spoon looks bent in a glass of water because of this behavior of light
refraction
500
Which colors have faster wavelengths and which colors have slower wavelengths?
blue, indigo, and violet: faster wavelengths
Yellow, orange, red: slower wavelengths.