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Light
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Science
4th Grade
05/17/2008

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God created light on the

 first day.

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luminous

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giving off its own light

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ray

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a single line of light

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shadow
Definition

the dark area formed

when an object stops the light

 coming from a source 

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spectrum
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the band of colors formed

 when light is separated

 into its parts

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the moon is not luminous because it cannot make light
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light moves in straight lines

or rays

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absorb

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to take in

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reflect

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to cause light to bounce off of

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light can be reflected

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light colored objects

reflect light

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dark colors absorb light

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smooth objects make mirrors

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rough surfaces scatter light

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what you see in a mirror

 is  backwards

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concave
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being curved inward so that the thinnest part of the lens is at the center
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convex
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being curved outward so that the tichest part of the lens is at the center
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focus
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the point where light rays are brought together
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lens
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a piece of glass or other transparent material that has a curved surface to focus or scatter light
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transparent
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being clear, like water or glass, so that objects can be seen through it
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when light rays enter a clear material they bend
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a rainbow is caused by bending light.

sunlight passes through the transparent raindrops & bends & makes all the colors of the spectrum appear

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all convex lenses make things look larger
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all concave lenses make things look smaller

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