Properties of Visible Light & Modeling Light Waves

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What is a material that allows light to pass through clearly?

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Transparent

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What do we call the light that is visible to the human eye?

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Visible light

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What happens during reflection?

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Light bounces off a surface.

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What is light?

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A type of energy that allows us to see things and is made of tiny particles called photons.

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What are straight lines that represent light waves called?

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Rays

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What is the term for materials that do not allow light to pass through?

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Opaque

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What is the term for materials that allow some light to pass through but not clearly?

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Translucent

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What is the speed of light in a vacuum?

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Approximately 299,792 kilometers per second (km/s).

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What is the phenomenon called when light bends as it passes from one medium to another?

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Refraction

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What is the term for the colors of light that can be seen in a rainbow?

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Visible spectrum