Light and The Electromagnetic Spectrum

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5. ________ cover a wide range in the EM spectrum, but are longer wavelengths with lower energy.
6. Things that are ________ do allow light to pass through but it is scattered.
10. The ________ are made by mixing two of the primary colors
15. Light is produced as electrons jump from one position to another releasing an energy packet called a ________
18. ________ is when light passes through matter.
20. When a beam of light falls on a surface it is called ________
21. When absorbed light energy is released by matter it is called ________
22. The ________ states that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection
23. When a beam of light that bounces off a surface it is called ________
24. ________ light has shorter wavelengths and higher frequency than visible light.
25. If light cannot pass through something it is said to be ________

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1. ________ and gamma rays have the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies of all EM waves.
2. ________ don't just increase the temperature of foods, they are used in radar to detect speed and location of
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3. The emission of energy waves in the form of EM waves is called ________
4. ________ is a wave interaction that happens when two or more waves overlap.
7. When the energy in light waves transfers to matter it is called ________
8. The complete range of EM waves is called the ________
9. Light is an ________ that does not require a medium to travel through.
11. A ________ is a material that gives something color by absorbing some of the colors of light and reflecting others.
12. If visible light can transmit through something it is said to be ________
13. The ________ of light are red, blue and green.
14. The ________ are yellow, cyan and magenta.
16. ________ is the bending of light waves around barriers
17. The colors we see in a rainbow form the range of colors called the ________
19. ________ is the bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another.