Properties of Light Review

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What do we call the different colors of light revealed when white light is passed through a prism?

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spectrum

Front

Can light be converted into electrical energy? (True/False)

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True

Front

For an object to be visible, it must either be a source of light or what?

Back

reflect

Front

What depends on how much light your eyes receive?

Back

brightness

Front

What are the sources of natural light?

Back

The sun and fire.

Front

What is the term for the amount of light that reaches our eyes?

Back

brightness

Front

What is the name of the phenomenon where light bends when it passes through different mediums?

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refraction

Front

What do we call light that is produced by man-made sources?

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artificial light

Front

What is the term for the bouncing back of light when it hits a surface?

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reflection

Front

What is the primary source of natural light on Earth?

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the sun