The Visible Spectrum
R.O.Y.G.B.I.V stands for this.
What is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet?
Define crest.
What is the top of a light wave?
A brick wall
What is opaque?
Define reflected.
What is bounce off?
A form of energy that travels in straight lines from its source in transverse waves.
What is light?
This color is produced when all of the colors of a spectrum are combined
What is white light?
Define trough.
What is the lowest part of a light wave?
A window.
What is transparent?
Define refracted.
What is light that is bent?
True or false: Light needs a medium to travel through.
What is false?
This color in the spectrum has the highest frequency.
What is violet?
Define wavelength.
What is the distance from one crest to the next crest, or one trough to the next trough?
Wax paper
What is translucent?
Light is reflected off ____________ surfaces.
What is smooth and shiny?
Tell me a fact you learned about light.
Player's Choice
This color has the longest wavelength.
What is red?
Define frequency.
What is the number of waves that pass a given point at a designated time?
Air
Refraction happens when light moves from one __________ to another.
What is medium?
Light travels in straight paths called _____________ .
What are rays?
This tool helps people understand the colors that make up white light.
What is a prism?
Define visible light.
What is light that the human eye can see?
Sunglasses
What is translucent?
This causes a pencil in water to look bent.
What is refraction?
186,000 miles per second
What is the speed of light?