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| a mirror that curves inward and can make things look larger |
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| a piece of glass or other transparent object that refracts light and produces an image |
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| absorbs all the colors of light |
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| any surface that can reflect light to form an image of an object |
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| cause some objects to glow and can also be used to detect some kinds of bacteria |
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| happens when light bounces off an object |
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| made up of all the colors of light |
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| direction and speed of light |
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| may change as light enters different mediums |
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| mirrors that curve outward and make things look smaller |
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| objects that light cannot pass through |
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| produces a powerful, thin beam of light that is only one color. |
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| radio waves, microwaves, infrared waves, visible light, ultraviolet rays, x-rays, and gamma rays |
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| the primary colors of light |
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| reflects all the colors of light |
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| the path light always travels in |
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| substances used to color other materials |
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| the bending of light as it passes from one medium into another |
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| wavelength of a transverse wave |
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| the distance between two crests or two troughs |
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| the distance that one wave travels in one second |
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| the number of waves that pass a certain point in one second |
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| the only electromagnetic wave that is visible to the human eye |
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| used for radio and television broadcasting |
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| waves that come from the sun and other sources |
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| waves that move perpendicular to the direction that the matter is moving |
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| what people, animals, and most objects give off |
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| when light bounces off an object |
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