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Diffraction |
The bending of light waves around an object in its path. |
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Frequency |
The number of waves that pass in a Time. |
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Incandescent |
A form of light that gives off heat (example: the Sun) |
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Luminescent |
A form of light that does not give off heat (example: fluorescent lights) |
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Opaque |
Describes a material that does not let any light pass through it |
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Prism |
A tool that breaks white light into a full spectrum. |
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Reflection |
The change in direction of light when it bounces off a material |
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Refraction |
The process in which the path of a light-ray is bent (changes direction) as it passes from one material to another material |
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Spectrum |
All the colors of light: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (Roy g biv) arranged in the order of their wavelengths |
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Transparent |
Describes the material that lets all light pass through it |
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Translucent |
Describes a material that lets some light pass through it |
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Wavelength |
The distance between two points in a cycle of waves |
