
Light Phenomena
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11th Grade
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Dino Avenir
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29 Slides • 17 Questions
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Learning Targets
Differentiate dispersion, scattering,
interference, and diffraction
Explain various light phenomena such as:
A. Your reflection on the concave and
convex sides of a spoon looks different
B. Mirages
C. Light from a red laser passes more easily
though red cellophane than green
cellophane
D. Clothing of certain colors appear
different in artificial light and in sunlight
E. Haloes, sundogs, primary rainbows,
secondary rainbows, and supernumerary
bows
F. Why clouds are usually white and
rainclouds dark
G. Why the sky is blue and sunsets are
reddish
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Multiple Choice
What is the speed of light?
300,000,000 meters per second
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This describes the ability of light to bounce against particles for it to spread out.
Scattering
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This describes the ability of light to bend and spread out into many different colors.
Scattering
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What type of light phenomenon does this show?
dispersion
scattering
reflection
resonance
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What type of light property is this?
dispersion
scattering
reflection
resonance
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When looking at a ripe banana, we see yellow. What colors does it absorb?
ROGBIV
Yellow
RGBIV
ROYGBIV
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Multiple Choice
What are the two types of mirror that generates different images?
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What do you call the light phenomenon where hot temperatures cause air to appear water-like?
Reflection
Laser
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Blue cellophane will allow what color to pass best?
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What color clothing is best to wear for hot sunny days?
White-colored clothing
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What do you call the ring around the sun and/or moon caused by ice crystals refracting light?
sundogs
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What do you call the patch of light beside the sun caused by excessive ice crystals refracting light?
sundogs
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Multiple Choice
Which rainbow has red inside and violet outside?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Supernumerary
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Multiple Choice
Which rainbow has red outside and violet inside?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Supernumerary
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True or False: Rainclouds are denser and pack more water than white clouds.
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Which color has the longest wavelength?
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Which color has the shortest wavelength?
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