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10 Cards in this Set
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Spectrum
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The band of colors produced when light is passed through a prism.
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Light Waves
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Energy That can spread, bend, and react with obstacles like waves in water.
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Reflection
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When light energy does not go into the matter in strikes, it goes bounces off the surface.
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Refraction
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The bending of light waves.
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Diffraction
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The breaking up of a ray of light into dark or light bands or into colors of the spectrum.
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Opaque
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Matter through which light cannot pass.
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Translucent
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Matter that scatters light that it passes through.
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Transparent
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Matter through which light can pass without being scattered.
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Spectroscope
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An instrument used for dispersing light into a spectrum in order to measure it.
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Kaleidoscope
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A tubular instrument rotated to make symmetrical designs.
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