Light Review

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What is the process called when light bounces off a surface?

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Reflection

Front

What color is known to absorb all wavelengths of light?

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Black

Front

How is light best described in terms of its nature?

Back

A form of energy

Front

What happens to light when it passes through a clear medium, like glass?

Back

Transmission

Front

In what direction does light typically travel?

Back

In a straight line

Front

What is the term for the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?

Back

Refraction

Front

What is the phenomenon called when light spreads out after passing through a prism?

Back

Dispersion

Front

What is the name of the angle at which light hits a surface?

Back

Angle of incidence

Front

What is the angle called that is formed between the reflected light and the normal line?

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Angle of reflection

Front

What is the term for the ability of a material to allow light to pass through it?

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Transparency