Science Vocabulary ACOS # 5 Light, color, lens

A wave bounces off a material refraction This happens when a path of light bends as it moves from one material to another A wave bounces off a material reflection

A curved piece of clear material that refracts light in a certain way lens A lens that is thicker in the center than on its ends; it helps to correct farsightedness Convex lens This type of lens is thinner in the center; it is used to correct nearsightedness Concave lens

Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that we can see Visible light The distance between electromagnetic waves’ crests (top) wavelength Number of wavelength per second frequency

It separates white light into different wave lengths of visible light prism Special fibers that carry light waves down a flexible cable Fiber optics