{ Light and Lenses Concave and Convex Lenses. A lens is a transparent object with at least one...

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{ Light and Lenses Concave and Convex Lenses

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Page 1: { Light and Lenses Concave and Convex Lenses. A lens is a transparent object with at least one curved side that causes light to bend. The amount of bending.

{Light and Lenses

Concave and Convex Lenses

Page 2: { Light and Lenses Concave and Convex Lenses. A lens is a transparent object with at least one curved side that causes light to bend. The amount of bending.

• A lens is a transparent object with at least one curved side that causes light to bend. The amount of bending can be controlled by making the sides of the lenses more or less curved.

Lenses

Page 3: { Light and Lenses Concave and Convex Lenses. A lens is a transparent object with at least one curved side that causes light to bend. The amount of bending.

• A concave lens works to make something look smaller.• A concave lens is also called a

diverging lens. • They are thin in the middle

and thick at the edges. (Think “cave”)

Concave Lenses

Page 4: { Light and Lenses Concave and Convex Lenses. A lens is a transparent object with at least one curved side that causes light to bend. The amount of bending.

• A convex lens works to make something larger• They are thick in the middle and

thin at the edges.• Examples: magnifying glasses,

binoculars, telescopes, etc.

Convex Lenses