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Light Energy Ch12 L3

Light and Color

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light travels as a wave
light from the sun takes about this long to reach Earth? 8 minutes
Light is a _______ wave transverse
Light can travel in a _________ it does not need a medium. vacuum
A ________ is the distance between one peak and the next wave. wavelength
Light can also be a ________ as well as a wavelength particle
A _________ is a tiny bundle of energy by which light travels. photon
When light bounces off and object it is said to __________. scatter
An object that allows most light to go through it is _________ transparent
Objects that blur or block some light are said to be _________ translucent
If an object allows little to know light through it. It is called _________ opaque
__________ depend on the distance and the angle of the light source. shadows
An ________ is a picture of the light source that that light makes bouncing off a shiny surface image
The Law of ____________ states that the angle of an incoming ray equals the angle of the reflected ray. It is what we see in the mirror. reflection
A _______ lens is curved inward it can make objects appear smaller or larger concave
A lens that is curved outward and makes images appear smaller or reduced. convex
________ is the bending of light as it passes from one substance to another (think pencil in a glass of water refraction
A ________ acts like a rainbow as it separates the 7 wavelengths of white light into their individual colors prism
The band of light passing through a prism is called a _________. spectrum
The way in which electric and magnetic forces interact is called ________? electromagnetism
The only source of electromagnetic waves we can see are ________ _________ visible/light
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