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Light Vocabulary

Light Vocabulary. 6 th Grade Science. Visible Light. The wave energy we can see Made of many colors Light waves travel in straight lines. Radiant Energy. Energy given off by the sun Travels in waves Another name for light energy. Absorb.

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Light Vocabulary

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  1. Light Vocabulary 6th Grade Science

  2. Visible Light • The wave energy we can see • Made of many colors • Light waves travel in straight lines

  3. Radiant Energy • Energy given off by the sun • Travels in waves • Another name for light energy

  4. Absorb • When light waves enter a substance and change into other forms of energy. • Darker colors absorb more light

  5. Reflect • When light waves bounce off something else

  6. Refract • When light waves bend • Light waves are refracted as they pass through water.

  7. Spectrum • White light is made of all the colors of the rainbow.

  8. ROY G BIV • The colors of the rainbow • Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet • Red has the longest wavelengths (bent the least) • Violet has the shortest wavelengths (bent the most)

  9. Prism • A piece of glass or plastic that bends light waves

  10. Opaque • An object that does not allow light waves to pass through it • You cannot see through these objects

  11. Translucent • An object that allows a few light waves to pass through it • You can almost see through these objects.

  12. Transparent • An object that allows light waves to pass through • You can see through these objects

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