Light π‘ Flashcards
Luminous
It produces its own light source
Non-luminous
Object that does not create light
Ray
A narrow beam of light. We use arrow to represent it
Shadow
Where light cannot get to
Absorb
To soak up. Or take in. It soaks up light and does not let it back out
Opaque
A material that does not let light through
Pupil
The black hole in the front of your eye that light can pass through
Reflect
To bounce off something
Translucent
Letβs light through
Transparent
Material that is see through
Angle of incidence
Angle between the incoming Ray and the normal
Angle of reflection
The angle between the normal and the reflected Ray
Normal
An imaginary line at right angles to the surface of an object
Scatter
Spread out in all directions
Refraction
The change in direction when light passes through a transparent object