What was the main question about light that scientists explored in the 1600s?

Understanding the Speed of Light

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Whether light can be bent
Whether light travels instantaneously or has a measurable speed
Whether light has color
Whether light is a wave or a particle
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main limitation of Galileo's experiment to measure the speed of light?
The weather conditions were unfavorable
The distance was too short to measure light speed
The assistants were not reliable
The lanterns were not bright enough
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Olas Romer determine that light has a finite speed?
By timing the travel of light through water
By using mirrors to reflect light over long distances
By observing the delay in the disappearance of Jupiter's moon Io
By measuring the time it takes for light to travel from the Sun to Earth
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the currently accepted speed of light in a vacuum?
150,000 kilometers per second
300,000 kilometers per second
600,000 kilometers per second
450,000 kilometers per second
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is it impossible for anything to travel faster than light, according to modern physics?
Because light is the heaviest particle
Because light is the smallest particle
Because light is the fastest known phenomenon
Because light is the only source of energy
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What everyday phenomenon can help us understand the speed of light?
The speed of a car
The speed of sound
The speed of a train
The speed of a plane
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can you estimate the distance of a lightning strike using sound?
By observing the color of the lightning
By timing the duration of the thunder
By measuring the brightness of the lightning
By counting the seconds between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder
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