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Term | Clue |
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frequency | The amount of times a wave vibrates in a given amount of time |
red | Color with the longest wavelength |
violet | Color with the shortest wavelength |
ROY G BIV | Used to remember the order of the colors of the rainbow |
transparent | Object that allows light to pass through without interruption |
translucent | Object that allows some light to pass through |
opaque | Object that allows no light to pass through |
mirror | Tool that reflects light back to your eyes |
prism | Tool that bends or breaks light into the colors of the spectrum |
white | Color of light by the given off by the sun |
black | Color that absorbs all colors of the spectrum |
moon | This natural object depends on light from the sun. It is a reflected source of light. |
artifical | Sources that produce light by electricity or a battery. Its man made. |
natural | Source that produces light naturally or without man |
raindrops | Earth's natural prisms |
lens | Tool that refracts light and causes objects to be bigger |
mirror | This object reflects light but, is NOT transparent |
vacuum | Light travels fastest through this |
solid | Light travels slowest through this state of matter |
light | What's faster, light or sound |
shadow | A dark area made when an object comes between light rays and a surface |
rays | Light travels in straight paths called... |
reflection | When light hits an object and bounces back to the eye |
refraction | When light hits an object and bends or scatters in different directions |
infrared | Light not visible by the human eye. Can wear special goggles or use a scope to see in the dark. Some animals, like snakes, have natural |
microwave | Light not visible by the human eye. Used to cook food quickly. |
radio waves | Light not visible by the human eye. Used by cell phone towers and satellite tv. |