Light wave interactions

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What is white light?

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An electromagnetic wave that is made up of all colors that allows us to see objects.

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How do we see a movie screen in a theater?

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The projector sends light to the screen, which reflects most of it to the observer’s eye.

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What does every type of wave transfer?

Back

Energy.

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How does visible light interact with a red apple?

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Red light is reflected while all other colors are absorbed.

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What is the term for sunlight bouncing off a lake?

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Reflection.

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What is refraction?

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The bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another.

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What is absorption in terms of light?

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The process by which light is taken in by an object and not reflected or transmitted.

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What is reflection?

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The bouncing back of a ray of light, sound, or heat when the ray hits a surface that it does not go through.

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What is the difference between reflection and refraction?

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Reflection is the bouncing back of light, while refraction is the bending of light as it passes through different mediums.

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What is a wave?

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A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.