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Vocabulary - Making Shadows

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STUDENT RESOURCE 2.1

Vocabulary

INFORMATION SHEET

opaque a material that does not let

transparent a material that lets

light pass through it

most light pass through it

A piece of wood is opaque.

A piece of glass is transparent.

Opaque materials do not transmit

Transparent materials transmit

light. You cannot see through an

almost all light. You can see clearly

opaque object. Light that hits an

through a transparent object.

opaque object does not travel

Very little of the light that hits a

through it. Instead, the light

transparent object is scattered or

bounces off or is absorbed.

absorbed. Almost all of the light is

able to travel though it.

translucent a material that lets

some light pass through it

A frosted window is

translucent. Translucent materials

transmit some light. You can see

some light shining through a

translucent object. Some of the

light that hits a translucent object

bounces off or is scattered. Some

of the light is absorbed. Some of

the light is able to travel though it.

LIGHT • SECTION 2 MAKING SHADOWS

Vocabulary - Making Shadows