Investigating God's World Quiz 7, Sections 3.1-3.5

transparent

Allowing light to pass through completely

colors of the spectrum

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

energy

the ability to do work

refraction

the bending of light

reflection

the bouncing of light

convex lenses

thicker in the middle than at the edge - rays converge when they pass through

concave lenses

thinner in the middle than at the edge - rays diverge when they pass through

Thomas Edison

Invented the light bulb

186,000

Speed of light in miles per second