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__________ happens when light waves bounce off matter.
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Relection
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Visible light is a small part of the __________.
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Electromagnetic spectrum
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__________ happens when light waves enter a new medium at an angle.
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Refraction
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Light is a kind of __________ and therefore can travel through both matter and empty space.
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Electromagnetic wave
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During __________, light travels through an object.
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Transmission
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Objects that transmit light easily are: a. opaque b. refraction c. reflection d. transmission
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C: transparent
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You can see yourself in a mirror because of: a. absorption b. refraction c. reflection d. transmission
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C: reflection
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Prisims (or diffraction gratings) produce the colors of the rainbow through: a. reflection b. refraction c. absorption d. coloring
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B: refraction
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Put these in order from the longest wavelengths to the shortest: X-rays Gamma Rays Visible Light Radio Waves Ultraviolet Light Microwaves Infrared
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Radio Waves, Microwaves, Infrared Rays, Visible Light, Ultraviolet Rays, X-Rays, and Gamma Rays
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What has to happen to light in order for you to see an object?
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For you to see an object, the light has to reflect or be transmitted from the object and hit your eye.
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What kinds of lenses are found in magnifying glasses and the human eye? What do these lenses do?
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Convex lenses are found in magnifying glasses and the human eye. Convex lenses magnify the object you are looking at and also flips it upside down.
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Describe how lenses in microscopes and telescopes help people make observations.
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Lenses in microscopes and telescopes help people make observations by showing more detail by magnification and making things clearer by resolution.
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How do rainbows form?
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Rainbows are formed when with light from the sun shines through the water droplets suspended in the air.
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Explain what happens to light when it is reflected by matter.
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When light is reflected by matter the light bounces of the object,
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List 2 things that can reflect light.
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(anything you can see)
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