Saturday, September 25, 2010

vocabulary 12

opaque: completely blocking light from passing trhough.
transparent: letting all light trough,so that objects on the other side can be seen clearly.
translucent: letting only some light trough,so that objects on the other side can be seen blurry.

polarization: allowing light viobrations to pass trough in only one direction.


refraction: the bending of light rays as they pass from one subtance into another.
convex lens: a lens that curves outward and brings light rays together.

concave lens: a lens that curbves inward and spreads light rays apart.

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