Visible light waves

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Visible light waves
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Visible light waves

• How do light waves behave when they strike an
  object?

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Light waves vocabulary

• Absorbed

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Light waves vocabulary

• Absorbed Light is taken in and goes nowhere.

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Light waves vocabulary

• Absorbed Light is taken in and goes nowhere.
• Reflected

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Light waves vocabulary

• Absorbed Light is taken in and goes nowhere.
• Reflected Light is taken in and bounces off.

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Light waves vocabulary

• Absorbed Light is taken in and goes nowhere.
• Reflected Light is taken in and bounces off.
• Transmitted

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Light waves vocabulary

• Absorbed Light is taken in and goes nowhere.
• Reflected Light is taken in and bounces off.
• Transmitted Light is taken in and passes through.

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Light waves vocabulary

• Opaque

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Light waves vocabulary

• Opaque Light does not pass through. Light is
  either absorbed or reflected.

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Light waves vocabulary

• Opaque Light does not pass through. Light is
  either absorbed or reflected.
• Transparent

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Light waves vocabulary

• Opaque Light does not pass through. Light is
  either absorbed or reflected.
• Transparent Light passes straight through an
  object.

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Light waves vocabulary

• Opaque Light does not pass through. Light is
  either absorbed or reflected.
• Transparent Light passes straight through an
  object.
• Translucent

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Light waves vocabulary

• Opaque Light does not pass through. Light is
  either absorbed or reflected.
• Transparent Light passes straight through an
  object.
• Translucent Light passes through an object but
  objects on other side are blurred / jumbled.

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Black Paper
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Black Paper
The paper is considered opaque.
Light was absorbed.
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Mirror
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The mirror is opaque.
Mirror
The light is reflected.
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Window
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The window is transparent.
Window
The light is transmitted.
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Wax-paper
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The wax-paper is translucent.
Wax-paper
The light is transmitted but jumbled.
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Reflection vs. Refraction
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Reflection vs. Refraction

• Light bouncing off of a surface.

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Reflection vs. Refraction

• Light bouncing off of a surface.

• Light bends because it changes speeds as it
  changes mediums.

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Reflection vs. Refraction

• Light bouncing off of a surface.

• Light bends because it changes speeds as it
  changes mediums.

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Reflection vs. Refraction

• Light bouncing off of a surface.
• Angle of incidence Angle of reflection

• Light bends because it changes speeds as it
  changes mediums.

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Reflection vs. Refraction

• Light bouncing off of a surface.
• Angle of incidence Angle of reflection

• Light bends because it changes speeds as it
  changes mediums.