Light Review

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What is light?

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A type of energy that makes things visible.

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What does it mean to be visible?

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Able to be seen.

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What happens to the temperature of a black car compared to a white car in sunlight?

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The black car would be hotter.

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Light is a kind of...?

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Energy.

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What are opaque objects?

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Objects that do not allow light to pass through.

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What is reflection?

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The bouncing back of light when it hits a surface.

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What is refraction?

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The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another.

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What is a transparent object?

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An object that allows light to pass through, making it possible to see through it.

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What is a shadow?

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A dark area created when an object blocks light.

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What is the speed of light?

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Approximately 299,792 kilometers per second.