Light Interactions
Light Properties
EM Spectrum
Visible Light
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FINAL JEOPARDY
100
This interaction happens when light "bounces" off of another object.
Reflection
100
The pattern that light photons move in.
Wave
100
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The highest energy wave on the EM spectrum. It's so powerful, it is often associated with nuclear energy and even supernovas.
Gamma Radiation
100
This is the color on the visible light spectrum with the longest wavelength.
Red
100
What color light would a wave with a wavelength of 640 nm be?
Red
100
What causes rainbows?
Light moving through the atmosphere refracts through water vapor in the sky. This creates a "prism" effect where the white light is split into different colors
200
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This interaction happens when light moves straight through a transparent medium.
Transmission
200
Do waves with long or short wavelengths have more energy?
Short Wavelengths
200
The lowest energy wave on the EM Spectrum. It is often used in broadcasting signals for media like television.
Radio Waves
200
This color on the EM spectrum has the shortest wavelength
Violet
200
What color would a wave be with a wavelength of 550?
Green
300
This interaction happens when light hitting an object does not bounce off an object, but loses all it's energy before making its way through.
Absorption
300
What property of light controls the brightness of light?
Amplitude
300
This type of wave is near the middle of the EM Spectrum. It is used by some predatory reptiles to help them see heat signatures of other animals.
Infrared
300
This color light is made up of all other colors of light.
White
300
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What color would the wave with wavelength of 440 be?
blue
400
This interaction happens when light is bent as it moves between different mediums.
Refraction
400
What properties of light influence the location on the electromagnetic spectrum (Two possible answers)?
Wavelength/Frequency
400
This type of wave is in the middle of the EM Spectrum. It is used by a large majority of living creatures to see color around them.
Visible Light
400
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All colors in the visible light spectrum can be created using these three colors.
Red, Blue, and Green
400
This TYPE of wave could have a wavelength of .05 nm.
X-Ray
500
What light interaction is causing the straw to appear broken?
Refraction
500
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This word is another word for brightness of light.
Intensity
500
This type of wave is near the center of the EM spectrum. It can be partially seen by some mammals, and helps them to see where prey may have been.
Ultraviolet Radiation
500
By refracting white light, we get what colors? (Ordered from low to high energy)
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Violet
500
This type of wave could have a wavelength of 0.015 cm.
Infrared