Section 1
Bounces –
to move up or away after hitting a surface.
Let – to
allow
Silhouette
– a dark shape seen against a light background.
Candle – a
piece of wax shaped like a stick with a wick.
Shadow – a
black silhouette produced by an object that blocks the light
Artificial
– not natural, made in a factory.
Frosted – covered
by white crystalline coating like snow
Tracing
paper – a translucent paper for tracing maps, drawings or design
Curtains – a
hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light on a window or door.
Section 2 and 3
Lens – a piece
of transparent material that refracts Light.
Diffuse –
to spread or scatter widely
Magnify –
to make something look larger than it is
Smooth –
texture not rough
Reflecting
– to send back light or energy from a surface
Toward – in
the direction of
Surface
–(the outer layer) any face of a body or
thing
Specular –
like a mirror
Convergence
lens – (moving towards or meeting at some common point) refracts the light rays
so the object looks bigger
Sharp –
having a thin edge that can cut. One who is clever at cheating
Vacuum – a
space absolutely devoid of matter
Focus – (v)
the exact place or position where beams converge.
Shiny –
filled with light
Mirror – a reflecting
surface usually of glass
Texture –
the physical structure of a material
Refract –
to cause a ray of light to change direction as it passes through different
substances like a glass of water,
Section 4
wordlist
Spectrum –
an array of Light waves. The set of colours into which a beam of light can be
separated or arranged of waves such as light waves or radio waves.
Primary – a
first section
Absorb – to
take something in.
Drops – a
small amount of liquid produced in a globule
Prism –
geometrical body form by two equal poligons
