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39 Cards in this Set
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opaque
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does not allow light to pass through |
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transparent |
allows light to pass through |
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translucent |
allows light to pass through but you cannot see objects clearly |
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light travels in |
a straight line |
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white light |
mixture of colors |
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spectrum |
a series of colored bands created by sunlight |
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black |
all colors absorbed |
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refraction |
bending of light |
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blue |
al colors absorbed except blue
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Edison |
invented the light bulb |
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cornea |
transparent layer covering the eyeball |
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pupil |
opening that allows light to pass through in the eye |
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iris |
muscle that regulates the size of the pupil |
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retina |
light sensitive lining covering the inside of the eyeball |
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lens |
behind the pupil that refracts and focuses the light |
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optic nerve |
bundle of fibers that carries the message of what the eye has seen |
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binocular vision |
both eyes work together to produce an image |
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monocular vision |
eyes work separately from each other to produce two images |
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tapetum |
extra layer of reflecting cells behind the retina |
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red, orange yellow, green, blue, violet
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colors of the spectrum
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convex mirror |
bulges towards the viewer to make things look smaller |
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concave mirror
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bulges away from the viewer to make things look bigger |
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convex lens
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refracts light rays and brings them into focus |
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concave lens |
scatters light rays |
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concave |
mirror used by Sir Isaac Newton in his reflecting telescope |
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migration |
move rom place to place with the changing of seasons
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camouflage |
blending in with the surroundings
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beetle |
straight line down abdomen and chewing mouth parts |
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nymph |
young insect that looks like the adult |
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drone
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male bee |
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carnivore |
meat eater |
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ruminants |
chew the cud |
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rodent |
large group of mammals |
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blubber |
layer of fat |
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nocturnal |
active at night |
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echidna and platypus |
egg laying mammals
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musk |
produced by skunks |
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chimpanzees, gorillas, and monkeys |
primates |
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extinct |
no longer exist |