Properties of Light

What is the name of the energy that comes from the sun?

• Electromagnetic Radiation
• Electromagnetic Conduction
• Electromagnetic Convection
• Magnelectric Radiation

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Besides visible light and heat, what are some other things the Sun sends to Earth?

• Gravity, Friction, and Speed
• Magnetism, Gravity, and Friction
• X-rays, Microwaves, and Radio Waves
• Land, water, and ice

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What shape does light travel in?

• Waves
• Circles
• Squares
• Diamonds

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Light is predictable because it will always travel in a _________ line.

• Curvy
• Straight
• Backwards
• Crazy

What is the speed of light in air?

• 140,000 miles/sec
• 186,000 miles/sec
• 60 miles/hour
• 120 miles/hour

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What types of matter can light travel through?

• Some solids, liquids, gases and all empty space (vacuum)
• All solids, liquids, gases, and empty space (vacuum)
• Some solids, liquids, and gases
• Only empty space (vacuum)

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What does light do when it hits a smooth, flat surface?

• Reflect
• Refract
• Absorb
• Diffuse

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What does light do when it hits an object that it cannot pass through?

• It creates a shadow
• It passes through anyway

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If light passes through two different types of matter, it will do what?

• Reflect
• Refract
• Absorb
• Diffuse

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If someone is wearing a black shirt in the sunshine, what will the black do to the light?

• Reflect it
• Absorb it
• Refract it
• Diffuse it

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