17.4 Light Waves Interact With Materials

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Light waves interact with ______.
2.

Light can be reflected, transmitted, or ______.
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The passing of EM waves through a medium is ______.
4.

_______ is the disappearence of an EM wave in a medium.
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Being able to recieve radio waves in a building is an example of the building being ________(transparent, translucent, or opaque) to radio waves.
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Using a lamp shade you can still see the light coming through the shade but can no longer see the light bulb, this is an example of (transparent, translucent, or opaque)
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100 meters of water seperate the diver from his boat, he can no longer see the light on his boat, so that means the water is _____ to the light.
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When driving it is more dangerous to drive in a fog during the day than at night because the light _____ through the fog.
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_______ filters reduce glare and make it easier to see objects.
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_________ determine color.
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A prism is a tool that uses _______ to spread out the different wavelengths of white light.
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A red apple will absorb all colors of visible light except ____
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A green lime will reflect what color?
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The primary colors are red, ____, and blue.
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The primary pigments are cyan, _____ and yellow.

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