reflect/reflection:
refract/refraction:
lens:
concave lens:
happens when light bounces
off an object. Shiny and
smooth surfaces reflect more
light than rough surfaces.
is the bending of light. This
happens because light moves
at different speed through
different materials.
a piece of clear material such
as glass that bends light as it
passes through it.
can make objects appear
smaller
convex lens:
can make objects appear larger
prism:
a solid glass or crystal object that light
can pass through. It has three sides
that are rectangles and two ends
shaped like triangles. A prism splits a
ray of light into the colors of the
rainbow.
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