10 Questions
What is the speed of light in a vacuum?
299,792 kilometers per second
How do longer wavelengths correspond to frequency in light?
Longer wavelengths correspond to lower frequencies.
What happens when light encounters a boundary between two mediums?
Light can undergo reflection or refraction.
What is polarization in light waves?
Polarization is the inherent orientation of light waves.
Who made significant contributions to optics during the Islamic Golden Age?
Ibn al-Haytham
What is light at its essence?
Electromagnetic radiation
Who conducted groundbreaking work on the photoelectric effect in the early 20th century?
Albert Einstein
What is the term for quantized packets of energy that comprise light?
Photons
What experiment exemplifies the wave-particle duality of light?
Double-slit experiment
What does the wave-particle duality of light defy?
Conventional notions of classical physics
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