10.5 Light Energy Flashcards

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Luminous

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Releasing its own light

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Incandescent

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Describes objects that emit light when they are hot

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Bioluminescent

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Describes living things that release light energy

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Non luminous

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Describes objects that do not emit their own light but can be seen by reflected light.

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Scattered

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Describes light sent I many directions by small particles within a substance.

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Dispersion

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Separation of the colours that make up white light

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