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- 1. When these act like prisms in the sky, rainbows may form.
- 7. The color that has the shortest wavelength.
- 8. Empty space that contains no matter. Light can travel through this.
- 10. A ______ object reflects some light rays and absorbs some light rays. You may be able to see something through this object, but it will not be very clear.
- 12. The color of something is determined by the ______ of visible light that it reflects.
- 15. The color of all the sun's colors mixed together.
- 17. The change in direction that occurs when a light ray bounces off of a surface.
- 20. The bending of light rays as it passes from one material into another.
- 21. An incandescent light bulb converts 98% of the electricity it uses to this form of energy.
- 22. Red, green, and blue are known as the ________colors of light.
- 23. An arc of colors that sometimes appears in the sky. The colors that can be seen with a spectrum are the same colors that make up this.
- 24. A ______ mirror causes an object to appear smaller than it actually is.
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- 2. The name given to the band of colors that can be seen when white light is broken up by a prism.
- 3. A ______mirror has a flat surface.
- 4. A _______light blub contains a gas that gives off ultraviolet radiation when it is heated by electricity. This radiation strikes chemicals in the blubs that glow to give off light.
- 5. An incandescent light bulb converts 2% of the electricity it uses to this form of energy.
- 6. A ______mirror causes an object to appear larger than it actually is.
- 9. _______objects reflect or absorb all light rays. You cannot see through this type of object.
- 11. Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow are known as the _______colors of light.
- 13. Light rays travel at a ______ of approximately 186,000 miles per second or 300,000 km/second when traveling in a vacuum.
- 14. A smooth, shiny surface that is able to reflect light.
- 16. A ________ object does not reflect or absorb much light. You can see clearly through this type of object.
- 18. A solid object that can bend or reflect light
- 19. The color that has the longest wavelength.