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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 it strikes, it bounces off the surface
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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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transparent
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matter through which light can pass without being scattered
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translucent
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matter that scatters light that it passes through
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spectroscope
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an instrument 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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refraction
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the bending of light waves
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