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Angle of Reflection: The angle between an incoming wave an an imaginary line drawn perpendicular to the surface of the new medium
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Black: What color would a red object look if you shined only green light on it?
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Complementary Colors: Any two colors that combine to form white light or black pigment
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Concave Lens: A lens that is thinner in the center than at the edges
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Concave Mirror: A mirror that is thinner in the center than at the edges
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Cones: Cell son the retina that detect color
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Convex: The lens of your eye is a _____ lens.
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Convex Lens: A lens that is thicker in the center than at the edges
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Convex Mirror: A mirror with a surface that curves outward
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Cornea: The transparent front surface of the eye
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Diffuse Reflection: Reflection that occurs when parallel rays of light hit a rough surface and all reflect at different angles
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Hologram: A three-dimensional photograph formed by the interference between two laser beams
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Iris: The ring of colored muscle around the pupil of the eye
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Nearsightedness: Condition that causes a person to see distant objects as blurry
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Opaque: A material that reflects or absorbs all the light that strikes it
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Optic Nerve: Short, thick nerve that carries signals from the eye to the brain
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Plane Mirror: A flat mirror that produces an upright virtual image the same size as the object
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Primary Colors: Three colors that can be used to make any other color
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Real Image: An inverted image formed where rays of light meet
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Reflective: Both a microscope and a ______ telescope use a combination of lenses to produce a magnified image.
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Retina: A person who has trouble distinguishing between the colors red and green likely have a defective ____.
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Rods: Cells on the retina that detect dim light
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Translucent: A material that scatters light as it passes through
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Transparent: A material that transmits light
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Virtual Image: An upright image formed where rays of light appear to meet or come together
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Wavelength: Laser light is one color because the light waves have the same _____.