Light Waves and Colors

The light we can see. 

• visible
• gamma
• ultraviolet

Can travel through matter (gas, liquid, solid) but not space. 

• light
• sound

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Can travel through matter (gas, liquid, solid) and empty space. 

• sound
• light

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Makes you get sunburn. 

• x-ray
• visible
• ultraviolet

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The highest point on a wave

• trough
• amplitude
• crest
• wavelength

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What is reflection in simple terms?

• Soaks up light
• Passes through
• light bounces off

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What does refract mean?

• To shrink
• To bend
• To widen
• To enlarge

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Why does a banana look yellow?

• it reflects yellow wavelengths of light and absorbs most other wavelengths

• it absorbs yellow wavelengths of light and reflects most other wavelengths

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what is the correct order of the visible light spectrum?

• red, yellow, green, orange, blue, violet and indigo

• indigo, blue, violet, orange, yellow, green and red

• violet, blue, indigo, green, yellow, orange and red

• red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet

When you see the color black...

• All colors are reflecting

• All colors are absorbed

• The color blacl is reflecting

• the color black is absorbed

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