Light

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What are tiny packets of energy that make up light?

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Photons

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What do we call an object that allows no light to pass through?

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Opaque

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Which color of light uses the most energy?

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Violet

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What is refraction?

Back

When light waves go from one medium to another and are bent.

Front

What can light energy be converted into?

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Thermal energy, chemical energy, electrical energy, or all of the above.

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What is the term for materials that allow light to pass through easily?

Back

Transparent

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What do we call materials that allow some light to pass through but not all?

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Translucent

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What happens to light when it hits a smooth surface?

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It reflects.

Front

What is the speed of light in a vacuum?

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Approximately 299,792 kilometers per second.

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What is the phenomenon called when light spreads out after passing through a prism?

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Dispersion.