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SOL 5.3 Light
Question | Answer |
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The bending of light waves. | refraction |
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans can see. | visible light |
Something that does not allow any light to pass through. | opaque |
The lowest point of a wave. | trough |
The highest point of a wave. | crest |
A band of colors arranged by wavelength. | spectrum |
Light waves don't need this to travel. | matter |
Something that allows some light to pass through. | translucent |
This is the fastest thing in the Universe. | light |
The color of visible light with the longest wavelength. | red |
The color of visible light that has the shortest wavelength. | violet |
This is how we remember the colors of the visible spectrum in order from longest to shortest. | roygbv |
The distance from one crest to another. | wavelength |
Something that allows all light to pass through. | transparent |
A type of light that can't be seen because the wavelength is just a little too short. | ultraviolet |
This is what forms when light passes through water droplets in the sky. | rainbow |
Light travels in straight paths called _______? | rays |
The distance light travels in 1 year is a called this. | light year |
The number of minutes it takes sunlight to get to Earth. | eight |
This is what we see when no light is reflected. | black |
This is what we see when all light is reflected. | white |
To bounce off. | reflect |
To take in. | absorb |