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15-Light Vocabulary

Vocabulary used regarding light and light sources

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illuminatedany object can be seen because it is...
luminousan object that gives off its own light
filamentthin, coiled wire
incandescent bulbtungsten filament resists electricity & glows white
fluorescent bulbpowder-coated glass tube;UV light causes gas to glow
neon bulbdifferent gases glow different colors when they absorb energy
sodium vapor bulbheated solid changes from solid to gas and gives off light
tungsten-halogen bulbtungsten filament resists electricity;gas makes filament glow brighter
spectroscopeused to view different colors in different bulbs
bioluminescencechemical reaction in organism causes energy given off to be light


La Crosse High School
La Crosse, KS

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