sound and light
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English | German |
|---|---|
 sound | vibrations of matter |
| light | electromagnetic energy |
| visible light | ROYGBIV - the very small part of the light spectrum that we can see |
| refract | When light changes direction and speed (bends) because it goes through something different. |
| reflect | When light bounces off a shiny, smooth surface. |
| lense | A curved peice of glass or plastic that bends (refracts) light to make things seem bigger, smaller, closer or farther away. |
| opaque | blocks all light (example. tree trunk) |
| transparent | allows light to pass through easily (example - glass) |
| translucent | allows some light to pass through. (example - wax paper) |
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