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Unit: Light and Sound Unit Test Study Guide Terms to Know: Light Beam – a group of many light rays Light Ray – a thin line of light energy Transparent – clearly see through Translucent – allowing some light to pass through, but not enough to see clearly Opaque – blocking all light from passing through it Transmit – allow to pass through; a window will transmit light Reflect – to bounce off an object Absorb – to soak up something Refract – to bend and change direction of light Spectrum – a band of colours that occurs when light is refracted and split Prism – a transparent piece of glass or plastic that can split light You Should Know that: Light beams are made of groups of many light rays which travel in a straight line How shadows are made: o Light beams are blocked by opaque objects. Since the light beam can not transmit or go through the object a shadow is made. We need reflected light to see. Almost every object we see, we see because light reflects off it. o There must be a source of light o The light must hit an object o The light must be reflected from the object to your eye. Two different ways that we see objects: o Light beams hit an object and reflect to our eyes. o Light directly reaches our eyes.

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Unit:  Light  and  Sound  Unit  Test  Study  Guide    Terms  to  Know:  Light  Beam  –  a  group  of  many  light  rays  

Light  Ray  –  a  thin  line  of  light  energy  

Transparent  –  clearly  see  through  

Translucent  –  allowing  some  light  to  pass  through,  but  not  enough  to  see  clearly  

Opaque  –  blocking  all  light  from  passing  through  it  

Transmit  –  allow  to  pass  through;  a  window  will  transmit  light  

Reflect  –  to  bounce  off  an  object  

Absorb  –  to  soak  up  something  

Refract  –  to  bend  and  change  direction  of  light  

Spectrum  –  a  band  of  colours  that  occurs  when  light  is  refracted  and  split  

Prism  –  a  transparent  piece  of  glass  or  plastic  that  can  split  light  

 

You  Should  Know  that:  • Light  beams  are  made  of  groups  of  many  light  rays  which  travel  in  a  straight  line  • How  shadows  are  made:  

o Light  beams  are  blocked  by  opaque  objects.  Since  the  light  beam  can  not  transmit  or  go  through  the  object  a  shadow  is  made.  

• We  need  reflected  light  to  see.  Almost  every  object  we  see,  we  see  because  light  reflects  off  it.  

o There  must  be  a  source  of  light  o The  light  must  hit  an  object  o The  light  must  be  reflected  from  the  object  to  your  eye.  

• Two  different  ways  that  we  see  objects:  o Light  beams  hit  an  object  and  reflect  to  our  eyes.  o Light  directly  reaches  our  eyes.  

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• Refraction:  o Refraction  happens  when  light  goes  through  a  transparent  or  translucent  solid  or  

liquid  and  slows  down.  Slowing  light  down  causes  the  object  to  appear  like  it  is  bending.  

o Birds  need  to  look  and  dive  straight  down  so  that  they  can  see  where  a  fish  or  animal  is  exactly.  If  they  look  at  it  from  an  angle,  the  prey  will  appear  to  be  in  a  different  spot.  

• Opaque  materials  do  not  transmit  any  light.  All  of  the  light  that  strikes  an  opaque  material  is  reflected  or  absorbed.  

o Light  colours  reflect  more  light  and  are  cooler.    o Shiny  opaque  materials  reflect  the  most  light.  o Dark  colours  or  materials  with  a  rough  surface  absorb  more  light  and  are  hotter.    

• White  light  is  made  up  of  a  spectrum  of  colours.  • When  white  light  is  split,  it  makes  the  colours  of  the  rainbow  or  Roy  G.  Biv.