Light Waves

Front

The color that you see in an object is the color it is __.

Back

reflecting

Front

Does light require a medium to transmit from its source to an object?

Back

NO

Front

Light is most like a __.

Back

wave

Front

Light must travel through a vacuum.

Back

NO

Front

Ray A represents __.

Back

reflection

Front

What is the speed of light in a vacuum?

Back

Approximately 299,792 kilometers per second (km/s).

Front

What is refraction?

Back

The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another.

Front

What is reflection?

Back

The bouncing back of light when it hits a surface.

Front

What is absorption in terms of light?

Back

The process by which an object takes in light energy.

Front

What is transmission of light?

Back

The passing of light through a medium without being absorbed.