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Light Rays and Concave Lenses
Concave lenses work to make something look smaller. Eyeglasses have one convex surface and one
concave surface. Between the two, the glasses can bend the light just the right amount to focus an
image. Use the terms in the word box to label the diagrams. Then draw the path of light through the
lenses to show how they help people see. Some terms are used more than once.
focal point image object lens
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Light Rays and Convex Lenses
Convex lenses work to make something look larger. Convex lenses are used in binoculars, telescopes,
and magnifying glasses. Use the terms in the word box to label the diagrams. Draw the path of light
through the lenses to show how they help people see.
object focal point inverted image lens
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Classify Refraction Materials
Visible light can pass through some types of matter but not others. Light can pass through some
materials almost unchanged. Other materials scatter light or do not allow it to pass through at all
Use the first set of terms to label each material's effect on light. Then classify the second set of terms
into the correct columns.
aluminum foil
window glass
wax paper
oiled paper
clear water
prism
Transparent
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plastic wrap
stained glass
plywood
velvet
silty water
sheer fabric
Translucent
throug!
light scatters
cardboard
textured glass
construction paper
vellum
mud
car windshield
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