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Grade 6 Science · Problem type

Transparent, translucent or opaque

Use this for “Can you see through it?”: materials sorted by what they do with light.

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What does it do with light?
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Assumptions

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Transparent: nearly all the light passes through, so you see clearly through it.
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Translucent: some light passes through but is scattered, so you see only a glow or blurred shapes.
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Opaque: no light passes through; it is reflected or absorbed, and it casts a full shadow.
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