electromagnetic radiation
electromagnetic radiation
light and color
light and color
wave properties
100
transverse waves produced by the motion of electrically charged particles
What is electromagnetic radiation?
100
tiny particle-like bundles of energy with "no mass"
What are photons?
100
material which absorbs or reflects all light
What is opaque?
100
material which allows all light to pass through
What is transparent?
100
occurs when a wavelength strikes an object and bounces off
What is reflection?
200
classification of electromagnetic waves from high-frequency, low wavelength to low-frequency, high wavelength
What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
200
varying radio waves
What is modulation?
200
material through which some light can pass, but not all
What is translucent?
200
disorder in which the cone cells on the retina do not function properly
What is color blindness?
200
bending of light around a barrier
What is diffraction?
300
type of electromagnetic radiation which is felt as heat
What is infrared radiation?
300
the part of the electromagnetic spectrum utilized by the human eye
What is the visible spectrum?
300
primary colors of light
What are red, blue, green?
300
primary pigment colors
What are cyan, magenta, and yellow?
300
bending of light due to change in speed
What is refraction?
400
highest frequency, most penetrating wave in the electromagnetic spectrum
What are gamma rays?
400
electromagnetic radiation with a frequency lower than infrared radiation
What are microwaves?
400
transparent material which transmits one or more colors of light but absorbs all others
What is a filter?
400
cells on the retina which are used for nighttime vision and help determine shadows
What are rods?
400
imaginary line perpendicular to the surface of the medium through which light is pasing
What is normal?
500
type of electromagnetic radiation which is filtered by the ozone layer of Earth's atmosphere
What is ultraviolet radiation?
500
speed of light (when traveling through a vacuum)
What is 300 000 km/s?
500
type of color created when all pigment colors are combined
What is subtractive?
500
type of color created when all wavelengths of visible light are combined
What is additive?
500
the law of reflection
What is the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection?
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