NEW Light Chapter 14 L 9 & 10

Front

Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?

Back

Visible Light

Front

What is the distance between 2 crests or troughs in a wave?

Back

Wavelength

Front

Does the speed of light change depending on the medium it's traveling through?

Back

False

Front

An object that absorbs every color appears black and converts light energy into what type of energy?

Back

Heat

Front

Light behaves like both a particle and what?

Back

Wave

Front

What is the term for the height of a wave from its rest position?

Back

Amplitude

Front

What is the number of waves that pass a point in one second called?

Back

Frequency

Front

What is the speed of light in a vacuum?

Back

Approximately 299,792 kilometers per second (km/s) or 186,282 miles per second (mi/s).

Front

What happens to light when it passes through a prism?

Back

It refracts and separates into different colors.

Front

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

Back

Refraction