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True or False: the colors of the EM spectrum are ROY GBIG

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False.

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The frequency continuum of electromagnetic waves…

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The electromagnetic spectrum

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True of False: visible light is between infrared and x-Ray.

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False.

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True of False: the unit of light intensity is the light year.

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False

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True or false: microwaves are on the EM spectrum.

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True

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A light sources power, the rate at which it radiates energy is ___?

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Intensity.

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A line with a arrow head showing direction is ____?

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Ray.

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The type of reflection of smooth, flat surfaces is called ___?

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Specular reflection.

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The type of reflection off rough and uneven surfaces?

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Diffuse reflection.

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The SI unit of light intensity.

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Candela.

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The light ray approaching the reflected surfaces is the ___?

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Incident ray.

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The outgoing ray after it has reflected off the surface is ___?

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Reflected ray.

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The light produced by materials til they glow.

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Incandescent.

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The angle of the incident ray is ___?

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Angle of incidence.

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Light occurring when a substance radiates visible light as it absorbs a higher rate of energy is ___?

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Fluorescence.

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An image seen where no real object exists.

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Virtual image.

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The angle of the reflected ray?

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Angle of reflection.

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True or False: a beam is lots of photons moving in the same direction.

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True.

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True or False: when rays of light converge they produce a virtual image.

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False.

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True or False: a virtual image is the same as a real image.

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False.

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True or False: A point in front of a mirror where light rays converge is focal length.

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False.

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True of False: a ray is line with an arrowhead showing direction.

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True.

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It’s slightly dished in in the reflected side?

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Concave.

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A mirrors surface bulged outward.

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Convex.

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All frequency humans can see?

A

Visible light.

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The SI unit for light intensity?

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Candela.

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Substances emitting visible light after a substance has been exposed?

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Phosphoresce.

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State the law of reflection!

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