Light Waves Vocabulary Review

A tool that provides a very narrow, focused beam of coherent light.

• waves

• lasers

• light

• visible light spectrum

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Electromagnetic radiation that is reflected off surfaces and can be seen. (ROYGBIV)

• microwaves

• lasers

• light

• x-rays

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A packet of energy that makes up light.

• photons

• lasers

• light

• x-rays

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A wave of electricity and magnetism that can travel through a medium or empty space.

• Electromagnetic Waves

• lasers

• light

• x-rays

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Materials that are clear and let light through.

• Electromagnetic Waves

• lasers

• transparent

• x-rays

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A straight line that light waves travel in.

• Electromagnetic Waves

• prism

• transparent

• rays

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An incoming beam.

• Electromagnetic Waves

• prism

• transparent

• incident beam

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A beam reflected off a surface.

• Electromagnetic Waves

• prism

• reflected beam

• incident beam

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A line that extends at a right angle (90 degrees) from a flat surface.

• Electromagnetic Waves

• normal line

• radiation

• incident beam

The angle of an incoming beam.

• Electromagnetic Waves

• normal line

• radiation

• Angle of incidence

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