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IIntroduction to Light Waves Middle School Physical Science

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What makes light unique?

It is both a wave and a particle

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What is light?

A wave and particle; energy made of photons; part of the electromagnetic spectrum

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Define transparent.

Clear or see through; material that allows light waves to pass through

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Define translucent.

Not able to be readily seen through; material that allows some light to pass through but not any detailed shapes

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Define opaque

not able to be seen through; material that does not allow light waves to pass through

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About how fast does light travel?

over 182,000 miles per second

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what travels faster than light?

Nothing

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Define refraction

the bending of light waves as they pass through a certain medium

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What happens to light as it goes through a prism?

The white light waves bend and are split into the colors of the rainbow

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Visible light waves are part of the electromagnetic spectrum. True or False.

True.

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Light can be defined or characterized by its _______ and its ______.

Wavelength and Frequency

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Define wavelength

the distance between to peaks of a wave (from crest to crest or from trough to trough)

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Define frequency

How fast a wave vibrates or moves up and down

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Name at least three (3) types of NON-visible light waves

Radio waves, x-rays, UV rays from the sun Microwaves, infrared rays

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The human can only see light that has a wavelength between 405 and 790 teraHertz. True or False.

True.

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Colored light has wavelengths. All colors have the SAME wavelength. True or False.

False.

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