Tools That Use Light
An instrument that uses lenses and sometimes mirrors to make distant objects appear larger by gathering and focusing light
Telescope
The bouncing off of light rays from the surface of an object such as a mirror or other shiny surface
Reflection
piece of clear material, such as glass or plastic, that bends light rays as they pass through, can either focus or spread light rays
lens
the small part of the electromagnetic spectrum that the human eye can see including the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet
light spectrum
describes materials through which light can travel, materials that can be seen through
transparent
A tube with mirrors and colorful beads or glass inside of it, when the tube is held to the eye and rotated patterns can be seen as objects reflect off the mirrors
kaleidoscope
refraction
smooth surface that reflects an image of what is in front of it
mirror
light is taken in by an object, it can be transferred into heat energy
light absorption
to cause to appear larger
magnify
a solid glass or plastic object that light can pass through that refracts light and splits it into the colors of the rainbow
prism