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Science Flashcards

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Reflection

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The bouncing of light off an object

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Refraction

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The bending of light when it moves from one kind of matter to another

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Absorption

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Stopping light

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Shadow

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It appears when light is blocked by an opaque object

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5
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Thermometer

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A tool that measures how hot or cold something is

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Insulator

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A material in which thermal energy CAN’T move easily

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Conductor

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A material in which thermal energy CAN move easily

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Heat

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The movement of thermal energy from one place to another

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Energy

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The ability to cause change

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10
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Thermal Energy

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The energy that moves the particles in matter

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Prism

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A solid object that bends light

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White Light

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It contains all the color of the spectrum

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Specftrum

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A band of colors that appear when white light passes through a prism

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White

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The color we see when all the colors of the spectrum are absorbed

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Black

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The color we see when all the colors of the spectrum are reflected

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Transparent

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A material in which all light passes through

17
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Translucent

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A material in which SOME light passes through

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Opaque

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A material in which NO light passes through

19
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Name the colors of the rainbow in order

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Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet

20
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Why we see color

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Color reflected by objects are the colors we see

21
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Primary Colors

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Red, Blue, Green

22
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Why do we see a Rainbow on sunny and rainy days

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The raindrops act like a prism and bend the sunlight and we can see all the colors

23
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Name three changes that LIGHT ENERGY can make

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Helps plants make food & grow, makes things visible, & solar power

24
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Name three ways that thermal energy can move

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Bumping particles (touching), moving liquids and gasses, radiation (sun’s heat)

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