Light Flashcards

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1
Q

Light is a ………. that we can detect with our eyes.

A

Form of energy

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2
Q

Light is a moving …..

A

transverse wave

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3
Q

It can travel through a ….

A

Vacuum

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4
Q

It travels in …..

A

Straight lines

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5
Q

It travels very quickly at …..

A

300,000,000mls

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6
Q

Evidence that light travels in straight lines

A

Shadows, laser beam, pinhole camera and shaft of light breaking through the clouds

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