1. Light and Shadows
Vocabulary Words
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2. something that makes things visible
light
something that makes things visible

3. something that can be seen
visible
something that can be seen

4. something that produces light
light source
something that produces light

5. illumination
Use of a light source.

6. some word connections...
trans-  to move or change think transportation, translation, transform luz  Spanish word for light -parent  from the Latin parere, meaning to show or appear

7. translucent
materials that let some light through are translucent. They may form shadows, and light passes through them.

8. transparent
Materials that let light through are transparent. Things on the other side are visible through transparent materials

9. opaque
Materials that don't let light through are opaque. They form shadows.Things on the other side of opaque materials are invisible to you.

10. An outline that appears dark against
silhouette
An outline that appears dark against
a light background.

11. shadows
Dark shapes formed when an opaque or translucent object is in the way of traveling light.

36. To throw or bend back from a surface.
reflect
To throw or bend back from a surface. 

37. An image that is seen in a mirror or a shiny surface.
reflection
An image that is seen in a mirror or a shiny surface.

43. refraction
The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one material into another of different optical density.

58. convex
Having a surface that curves or bulges outward, as the outside of a sphere.

59. Having a surface that curves inward, as the inside of a sphere.
concave
Having a surface that curves inward, as the inside of a sphere.