| A | B |
|---|
| A material through which light can pass is | transparent |
| What word best describes wax paper in terms of how light travels through it? | translucent |
| Most objects are _____, which means they do not let light pass through them. | opaque |
| What picture comes to mind when you think about light shining through a prism? | rainbow |
| A rainbow appears when sunlight passes through water droplets in the air and is _____ by these natural prisms. | refracted |
| Refraction is the ______ of light. | bending |
| Microscopes, telescopes, eyeglasses, contacts, and cameras all contain _______. | lenses |
| What tool helps you to see objects that are to small to see with the unaided eye? | microscope |
| What tool refracts light with two lenses, so that distant objects can be seen more clearly? | telescope |
| Something that bends light that is placed in front of the cornea is a _____. | contact lens |
