EM Spectrum and Light
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- Q1the bouncing back of an object or wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot passReflection30s
- Q2when light is taken into an object and turned into heat energyAbsorption30s
- Q3when light passes through an objectTransmission30s
- Q4a type of material that transmits light without scattering itTransparent30s
- Q5a type of material that scatters light as it passes through it.Translucent30s
- Q6a type of material that reflects or absorbs all of the light that it strikesOpaque30s
- Q7the bending of light waves as they enter a new medium at an angle, caused by a change in speedRefraction30s
- Q8the bending or spreading of waves as they move around a barrier or pass through an openingDiffraction30s
- Q9the interaction between waves that meetInterference30s
- Q10used in transmitting television and radio signalsRadio waves30s
- Q11used in radar and to quickly cook and heat foodsMicrowaves30s
- Q12sometimes called "heat radiation", used in heat lamps, and in detecting the location of newborn starsInfrared waves30s
- Q13only part of the spectrum we can seeVisible light30s
- Q14causes sunburns and helps produce Vitamin DUltraviolet rays30s
- Q15useful for medical applications (seeing bones) sometimes used to detect black holesX-Ray30s