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23 Cards in this Set
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tranparent material
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transmits most of the light that strikes it, light passes through without being scattered
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translucent material
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Scatters light as it passes through, details through it are blurred
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opague material
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Reflects or absorbs all of the light that strikes it, cannot see through
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primary colors
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Three colors that can combine to make any other color
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seconday colors
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Two primary colors combined in an equal amount
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complementary colors
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Any two colors that combine to form white light
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pigment
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Colored substances that are used to color other materials
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ray
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Light waves as straight lines
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regular reflection
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When parallel rays of light hit a smooth surface
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diffuse reflection
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When parallel rays of light hit a bumpy or uneven surface
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plane mirror
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A flat sheet of gass that has a smooth, silver colored coating on one side
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image
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A copy of an object formed by reflected or refracted rays of light
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virtual image
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The image you see in a plane image
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concave mirror
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Mirror with the surface that curves inward like the inside of a bowl
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optical axis
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An imaginary line that divides a mirror in half
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focal point
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The point in which raysparallel to the optical axis meet
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real image
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Forms when rays actually meet
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convex mirror
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A mirror with a surface that curves outward
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index of refraction
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A measure of how much a ray of light bends when it enters that material
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mirage
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An image of a distant object caused by refraction of light
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lens
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A curved piece of glass or other transparent material that is used to refract light
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convex lens
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Thicker in the center than at the edges
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concave lens
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Thinner in the center than at the edges
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