light energy
a form of wave energy
What is light?
The different colors of light
What is the visible spectrum?
a piece of glass that refracts light
What is a lens?
waves that come from the sun and other sources
What are electromagnetic waves?
any surface that reflects light to form an image
What is a mirror?
moves in a way perpendicular to matter
What is a transverse wave?
bending of light
What is refraction?
uses a concave mirror to gather and focus light
What is a reflecting telescope?
the shortest electromagnetic waves
What are gamma waves?
an inward curving mirror
What is a concave mirror?
number of waves that pass a point in one second
What is frequency?
this determines color
What color of light is reflected back to your eyes?
three things that use mirrors
What are telescopes, lasers, and cameras?
all electromagnetic waves have this characteristic
What is the speed of travel?
matter that allows some light to pass and other light is bent or blocked
What is translucent matter?
wavelength x frequency=
What is the speed of a wave?
red, green and blue
What are the colors of light?
states of matter that can be used as a medium for lasers
What are solids, liquids, and gases?
these waves are used for radar
What are microwaves?
all the colors of pigment form this color
What is black?
the height of a wave
What is amplitude?
opaque substances used to color other materials
What are pigments?
causes some materials to glow
What are ultraviolet waves?
the waves in the electromagnetic spectrum are arranged in this way
What is the order of wavelength?
the first thing God created
What is light?