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| Term used to describe a material that reflects or absorbs all light that strikes it. | Opaque |
| Term used to to describe a material that transmits light | Transparent |
| Term used to describe a material that scatters light as it passes through | Translucent |
| A straight line used to represent a light wave | Ray |
| Reflection that occurs when parallel rays of light hit a smooth surface and all reflect at the same angle | Regular Reflection |
| Reflection that occurs when parallel rays of light hit a rough surface and all reflect at different angles | Diffuse Reflection |
| A copy of an object formed by reflected ot refracted rays of light | Image |
| A flat mirror that produces an upright virtual image the same size as the object | Plane Mirror |
| An upright image formed where rays of light appear to meet or come from | Virtual Mirror |
| A mirror with a surface that curves inward | Concave Mirror |
| The point at which rays of light meet, or appear to meet, after being reflected (or refracted) by a mirror (or a lens) | Focal Point |
| An inverted image formed where rays of light meet | Real Image |
| A mirror with a surface that curves outward | Convex Mirror |
| The measure of how much a ray of light bends when it enters a new medium | Index of Refraction |
| A curved piece of glass or other transparent material that is used to refract light | Lens |
| A lens that is thinner in the center than at the edges | Concave Lens |
| A lens that is thicker in the center than at the edges | Convex Lens |
| Three colors that can be used to make any other color | Primary Color |
| The layer of cells that lines the inside of the eyeball | Retina |
| Condition that causes a person to see distant objects as blurry | Nearsighted |
| Condition that causes a person to see nearby objects as blurry | Farsighted |
| A device that produces coherent light | Laser |
