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Opaque and translucent drink bottles

5 opaque and translucent drink bottles and their shadows

Some materials let more light pass through them than others. Two of the drink bottles are opaque and form solid shadows. The other bottles are translucent and allow some of the light to pass through them.

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Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
Published: 8 July 2019Size: 4.14 MB
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