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Light usually passes through a transparent object. Similarly, light passes through the translucent objects but people cannot see through it.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agoWhen all light that enters an object passes through the object, it is described as transparent. When some light passes through the object, the object is translucent. If no light passes through the object, it would be described as opaque.
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∙ 13y agoReflection, because say you shine a flashlight at a mirror, and it bounces off onto a wall that is reflection.
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∙ 13y agowhen light passes through the object the terms are called REFRACTION & REFLECTION
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∙ 14y agoThis is called transparency.
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Light made by a meteoroid as it passes through the atmosphere?
Meteor.
What is it called when a light cannot pass through objects?
The object is opaque
What do the lenses on a microscope do to the light that passes through them?
The lens in the eye bends the light so that it's focused on the correct part of the retina. The lens needs to focus it just enough so that we have clear focus. If the lens is not doing its job correctly, people have to wear corrective lenses that bend the light enough to compensate for malfunctioning lens.
How does the bahavior of light as it passes through a thin slit support the wave model if light?
real image
What colors of light passes most easily through interstellar clouds?
yellow
when light passes stright through an object, that object is called?
When light passes through an object, we say it is transmitted. Transparent objects transmit a lot of light. basically it is called shadow
What is an object called when light passes through it?
transparent
When light passes straight through an object its called what?
laser
What is it called when light passes right through an object?
transparent
Light hits an object and passes through it. What is this called?
Transparency.
Light which bounces off the surface of an object is called?
When light changes direction as it passes through a boundary.
What do you call an object that if light passes through it without any scattering?
It is called "transparent".
When all light passes through an object?
The object will be invisible, unless of course it is refracted, in which case the refraction will scatter the light. And light will refract through any change in material medium.
Light that passes through an object is said to be what?
Cameras
Light that passes through an object is said to be?
transmitted
What is it called when a light hits an object and bounces off?
Absorption.
When is light bent as it passes through an object?
When the speed of light in the two media is not the same.
