Light
Wave Parts
Color
Reflect/Refract
Waves
100
The part of an atom that creates light.
Electron
100
Top part of a transverse wave.
Peak or Crest
100
ROYGBIV
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet
100
We see objects because light _____________.
reflects
100
List the four parts of a wave.
Peak, Trough, Amplitude and Wavelength.
200
The colors that make up sunlight?
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.
200
The height of a wave.
Amplitude
200
Red Light + Green Light + Blue Light
White Light
200
When light bounces off an object.
Reflection
200
Increase in frequency makes the wavelength get __________.
shorter
300
Light hitting a green object reflects and absorbs what colors?
Reflects green and absorbs all other colors.
300
The bottom of a wave.
Trough
300
The color of light that bends the most in a prism.
Violet
300
When light goes from one medium to another.
It is refracting
300
Angle of incidence always _________ the angle of reflection.
equals
400
What is the speed of light?
186,000 miles per second 300,000 kilometers per second It takes light 1 second to travel around Earth SEVEN times!!!!!
400
The distance between two peaks of a wave.
Wavelength or λ
400
The color with the lowest frequency.
Red (Long Wavelength = Low Frequency)
400
When light changes direction without changing mediums.
Reflection
400
An increase in light brightness changes what part of a wave?
Amplitude
500
The color with the most energy.
Violet
500
The amount of waves that pass by a point per unit of time.
Frequency
500
The color of light with the third shortest wavelength.
Yellow
500
Light can be separated into ROYGBIV by ___________.
Refraction
500
What type of wave is light?
EM Wave (Electromagnetic Wave)
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