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What enables us to see objects during the day?
What enables us to see objects during the day?
- Sunlight reflecting off objects (correct)
- Moonlight reflecting off objects
- Electricity in the atmosphere
- Objects emitting light
What happens to light when it passes through a transparent medium?
What happens to light when it passes through a transparent medium?
- It is transmitted through the medium (correct)
- It scatters in random directions
- It is absorbed by the medium
- It reflects off the medium
What is the effect known as when light bends around a very small opaque object?
What is the effect known as when light bends around a very small opaque object?
- Reflection of light
- Dispersion of light
- Diffraction of light (correct)
- Refraction of light
Why does the straight-line treatment of optics using rays fail when an opaque object becomes very small?
Why does the straight-line treatment of optics using rays fail when an opaque object becomes very small?
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What is light thought of as to explain phenomena such as diffraction?
What is light thought of as to explain phenomena such as diffraction?
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