NEW Light Chapter 14 L 9 & 10

Front

What has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy?

Back

Gamma Rays

Front

If we see green, what does this mean?

Back

Green would be reflected, and all other colors would be absorbed.

Front

The color you see is the color that is ___?

Back

reflected

Front

What do we call the tool that separates white light into the colors of the visible spectrum?

Back

prism

Front

What tool uses visible light to identify information about stars?

Back

spectroscope

Front

What is the longest wavelength in the electromagnetic spectrum?

Back

Radio Waves

Front

What type of light is used in a spectroscope?

Back

Visible Light

Front

What happens to colors that are not reflected?

Back

They are absorbed.

Front

What is the visible spectrum?

Back

The range of colors that can be seen by the human eye.

Front

What is the primary function of a prism?

Back

To refract light and separate it into its component colors.