Visible Light and Electromagnetic Spectrum

Front

What happens when light hits a shiny surface?

Back

Light reflects off shiny surfaces and bounces back at the source.

Front

What is the correct order of electromagnetic waves from longest wavelength to shortest?

Back

Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma.

Front

What is the law of reflection?

Back

The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

Front

What causes the apparent size difference in objects viewed through water?

Back

The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.

Front

Which of the following is not an electromagnetic wave? Sound waves, X-rays, Radio waves, Light waves?

Back

Sound waves.

Front

Define electromagnetic spectrum (EMS).

Back

The range of all types of electromagnetic radiation, ordered by wavelength.

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 the speed of light in a vacuum?

Back

Approximately 299,792 kilometers per second.

Front

What is the visible spectrum?

Back

The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye.