The electromagnetic Spectrum Quiz #2

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The speed of light in the vacuum of space is _____________________.

3 x 10^8 m/s

The temperature of the medium increases because it's atoms vibrate faster as it _________________ the energy from the the light waves.

Absorbs

The transfer of energy by a wave to the medium through which it travels is called _______________________.

Absorption

__________________, ___________________, and ______________ ______________ are all examples of transparent materials.

Air, water and shiny glass

Light bulbs and lamps are examples of ________________ sources of light.

Artificial

The different colors of light separate using a prism because different colors have ________________ wavelengths.

Different

The spreading of waves

Diffraction

Light is _________________________________ that you can see.

Electromagnetic Radiation

If a wave has a low frequency it has a _____ wavelength and ___________ energy.

Long, Low

When light strikes a material it can be transferred to the __________________.

Matter

Photons are always in ______________.

Motion

Stars and fire are sources of ________________________ light

Natural

Light sources can be either _____________ or __________________.

Natural or Artificial

Materials such as wood, stone, and metals are ______________ to visible light.

Opaque

_______________ objects do not allow light to pass through them.

Opaque

A ______________ is a particle of light.

Photon

As white light passes through a piece of glass called a __________________ each wavelength of light ______________ and the colors _____________________.

Prism, Refracts , Seperate

_______________ light bends the least.

Red

Most of the light is either ________________ by the object or _______________.

Reflected, Absorbed

The light is __________________, ____________________, or _______________________.

Reflected, Absorbed, transmitted

______________ is the bouncing of a wave off a surface.

Reflection

Examples of Properties of Light:

Reflection, Transmission, and Absorption

You can see the moon because it _________________ light from the sun.

Reflects

Bending of waves

Refraction

When light travels through a medium, the speed of light ______________________________.

Slows down

When light strikes translucent materials, only _____________ of the light passes through them.

Some

The moon might appear bright, but it is just a rocky ______________.

Sphere

The _____________ is the primary source of natural light.

Sun

Tinted Windows, Sunglasses, Wax paper, and Certain plastics are all examples of ___________________________ objects.

Translucent

_________________________ objects allow light, to pass through them partially.

Translucent

The passage of light through an object is called _____________________.

Transmission

You can see objects through a fish tank because the glass __________________ light.

Transmits

When light encounters ____________________ materials, almost all of it passes directly through them.

Transparent

__________________ objects are those that allow large quantities of light to pass through.

Transparent

Examples of Different types of objects:

Transparent, translucent, and opaque objects.

________________ light bends the most.

Violet

The ______________ ___________________ spectrum is the section of the electromagnetic spectrum that is ____________ to the human eye.

Visible light, Visible

___________________ _________________ contains all the wavelengths of the visible spectrum at equal intensity.

White light

If a wave has a high frequency it has a ______________ wavelength and _____________ energy.

short, high


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