light and matter

reflect

light that is not absorbed by the object it interacts with

transmit

light that travels through the object it interacts with

scale model

a smaller or larger representation of something

system

a set of interconnected parts working together

transparent

an object that allows light to pass through unchanged

opaque

an object that absorbs light only

independent variable

the variable we change or manipulate

dependent variable

the variable we measure

experimental question

written in the term “does blank affect blank’

refract

when lights bends or changes directions as it travels from one medium to another

scatter

when light interacts with particles or different medium (dust imperfections in mirrors or glass) the angle of reflection changes in unpredictable ways

translucent

an object that allows some light to pass through, but it is changed or filtered

incident ray

the light that is traveling towards an object

angle of incidence

the angle that the incidence ray is hitting an object

reflected ray

the light that is bouncing off an object

angle of reflection

the angle that is bouncing off an object: equal to the angle of incidence