Light, Shadows & Materials Explorer
Does light pass through wood? What about frosted glass? Classify materials as transparent, translucent, or opaque, and predict how strong the shadow will be.
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Clear Glass
Think about how light behaves with this material...
Reference Guide
How Materials Interact with Light
- Transparent. Light passes straight through (clear glass, water).
- Translucent. Some light passes through, rest is scattered (frosted glass, tissue).
- Opaque. No light passes through (wood, rock, cardboard).
Shadows and Light
- A shadow forms when an object blocks light.
- Opaque objects make dark, sharp shadows.
- Translucent objects make faint or fuzzy shadows.
- Transparent objects make no shadow at all.
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