Light Vocabulary
Compare And Contrast
Transparent and Opaque: Comparison: Both involves light.
Contrast: Transparent you can see through, Opaque you can't see at all.
Transparent and Translucent: Comparison: You can both see through it
Contrast: Transparent: clear, see through. Translucent: You can see through, but not clearly
Translucent and Opaque: Comparison: Both you can't see through clearly.
Contrast: Translucent: can see through while Opaque, you can't see at all
Transparent
allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen.
Items in our daily lives that are transparent
Our windows, A glass cup and our glasses (if we own a pair)
Translucent
allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass through; semitransparent.
Items in our daily lives that are translucent
Paper, Cloudy water and Cloudy glasses
Opaque
not able to be seen through; not transparent.
Items in our daily lives that are opaque
Our clothes, A book and A table