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Science Light Unit Flashcards

1
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Light can pass through transparent materials, what do we call this?

A

Transmitted

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Light can be bounced off opaque materials, what do we call this?

A

Reflected

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3
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Light can be taken into some materials, what do we call this?

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Absorbed

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4
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Light can be taken into translucent materials and leave in many directions, what do we call this?

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Scattered

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5
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What is the law of reflection?

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(i = r) Angle of incidence = angle of reflection

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6
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What are the colours in the correct order?

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red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

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7
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What can you use to split white light?

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A prism

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8
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The process of splitting white light is called

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Dispersion

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9
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What does a colour filter do? Explain using scientific words

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It will only let a certain colour (eg. red) through and absorb all the other 6 colours. It only lets the colour that is matching to it through.

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10
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What are rainbow colors called?

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A Spectrum

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11
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What colors are refracted the least and most?

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Red - The least

Violet - The most

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12
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What will happen if white light goes through a red filter?

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The light that went through will be red

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What happens to light once it goes through a filter?

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The matching colors will go through while the rest will be absorbed

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14
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What color would an Apple be through a blue filter?

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Black

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15
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What would an Apple be through a red filter?

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Red

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16
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John was wearing a red hat, white shirt and blue pants. He went into a club where the lights were shining red. What color would his clothes appear

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Red Hat (Because matching Colors)
Red Shirt (Because white things turn into the color being shone on them)
Black pants (Because not matching colors)
17
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What is black there for?

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To show the absence of a color

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