Properties of LIGHT

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What is electromagnetic radiation?

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Energy that travels in the form of electromagnetic waves.

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What determines if light will be reflected, refracted, or absorbed by an object?

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What the object is made of.

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What device did astronauts on Apollo 11 place on the Moon to bounce laser light back to Earth?

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A device that bounces the laser light back to Earth.

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At which point is the laser being absorbed in the illustration?

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Point D.

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What is the best example of an object absorbing light?

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A black sweater in the sun.

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What is reflection in terms of light?

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The bouncing back of light waves when they hit 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 absorption in the context of light?

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The process by which an object takes in light energy.

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What is the electromagnetic spectrum?

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The range of all types of electromagnetic radiation, including visible light.

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What is the speed of light in a vacuum?

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Approximately 299,792 kilometers per second.