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Light DVD. What is light?. What is light?. A form of energy we can see. What is a medium? ( Give an example). What is a medium? (Give an example). The material that light moves through is called a medium. Examples: air and water. What is the electromagnetic spectrum?.
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What is light? A form of energy we can see.
What is a medium? (Give an example)
What is a medium? (Give an example). The material that light moves through is called a medium. Examples: air and water.
What is the electromagnetic spectrum? A family of radiation waves. Spectrum means range
In what direction do light waves travel? In one direction and in a straight line.
What happens to light energy that is absorbed? It is changed into heat energy.
What happens when light energy is reflected? It bounces back off the new medium (object).
What is the name of particles that EVERYTHING is made of? Atoms
What happens to light when it strikes an opaque medium? It is blocked and does not pass through it.
What happens to light when it strikes a transparent medium? It is NOT blocked and passes through the medium.
What do you call something that lets some light through, but blocks some of the light too?
What do you call something that lets some light through, but blocks some of the light too? Translucent
What is refraction? The bending of light rays as they enter a new medium. Airwater
What colors make up the visible light spectrum? ROY G BIV - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.
How do we see color? When white light hits something, the light rays that are the same color as the object are reflected and all the other colors are absorbed.