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properties of light
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4th Grade
01/06/2019

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REFLECTION
Definition
THE BOUNCING OF LIGHT OFF AN OBJECT
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REFRACTION
Definition
THE BENDING OF LIGHT AS IT MOVES FROM ONE MATERIAL TO ANOTHER
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SHADOW
Definition
A DARK AREA THAT FORMS WHEN AN OBJECT BLOCKS THE PATH OF LIGHT
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ABSORBED
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TAKEN IN BY AN OBJECT
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OPAQUE
Definition
RELATING TO OBJECTS THAT DON'T LET LIGHT PASS THROUGH
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TRANSPARENT
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RELATING TO AN OBJECT THAT LETS MOST LIGHT PASS THROUGH
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TRANSLUCENT
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RELATING TO AN OBJECT THAT LETS SOME LIGHT PASS THROUGH
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WHEN LIGHT STRIKES AN OBJECT,SOME OF THE LIGHT IS REFLECTED. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE REST OF THE LIGHT?
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IT IS ABSORBED ,OR TAKEN BY THE OBJECT
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IF AN OBJECT IS SMOOTH AND SHINY
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THE LIGHT REFLECTS IN A PATTERN THAT YOU CAN SEE
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WHEN LIGHT GOES THROUGH WATER IT BENDS OR REFRACTS AS IT LEAVES THE WATER
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THE PART OF THE OBJECT ABOVE THE WATER GOES STRAIGHT TO YOUR EYES-THE PART UNDER WATER BENDS OR REFRACTS AS IT LEAVES THE WATER-YOU SEE THE OBJECT IN TWO PARTS
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THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW ARE ALWAYS IN THE SAME ORDER
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RED IS ON THE TOP AND VIOLET IS ON BOTTOM-YOU WILL USE A PRISM TO MAKE A SPECTRUM OF COLORS
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WHAT DO YOU SEE WHEN YOU HOLD WHITE PAPER IN WHITE LIGHT,SUCH AS SUNLIGHT?
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SINCE THE LIGHT THAT HITS THE PAPER IS REFLECTED,THE PAPER LOOKS WHITE.
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WHITE LIGHT BENDS AS IT PASSES THROUGH A PRISM-EACH COLOR OF LIGHT BENDS DIFFERENTLY
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EACH COLOR OF LIGHT COMES OUT OF THE PRISM SEPARATE FROM THE OTHER COLORS
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A DROP OF WATER IS LIKE A TINY PRISM
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WHITE LIGHT COMES FROM THE SUN STRIKES DROPS OF WATER IN THE AIR-LIGHT ENTERS EACH WATER DROP,REFRACTS,AND THEN IT'S REFLECTED INSIDE THE DROP-WHEN THE LIGHT LEAVES THE DROP,IT SEPARATES INTO MANY COLORS
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THE COLORS THAT MOST PEOPLE SEE IN A RAINBOW
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RED,ORANGE ,YELLOW, GREEN,BLUE,AND VIOLET
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HOW ARE LIGHT AND COLOR RELATED?
Definition
SOME OBJECTS REFLECT LIGHT AND OTHER OBJECTS ABSORB IT.
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IF YOU COMBINE RED,GREEN AND BLUE LIGHT,YOU CAN MAKE,WHAT COLOR LIGHT?
Definition
WHITE LIGHT
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