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SOL 5.3 Light
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |