Light Flashcard

Front

What is the order of colors on a visible light spectrum?

Back

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

Front

What is the Earth's main source of light?

Back

Sun

Front

What is all the colors combined called?

Back

white light

Front

How does light travel?

Back

Waves

Front

What type of mirror reflects objects that appear larger and farther away?

Back

convex

Front

What is the term for light that can pass through an object?

Back

transparent light

Front

What do we call the bending of light when it passes from one medium to another?

Back

refraction

Front

What is the phenomenon called when light bounces off a surface?

Back

reflection

Front

What is the name of the colors that can be seen in a rainbow?

Back

visible spectrum

Front

What is the term for the distance between two peaks of a wave?

Back

wavelength