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What is the speed of light in a vacuum?

  • 100,000,000 meters per second
  • 1,000,000,000 meters per second
  • 500,000,000 meters per second
  • 299,792,458 meters per second (correct)

    • What happens when light passes from air into water?

  • It speeds up
  • It stops
  • It slows down (correct)
  • It remains at the same speed

    • What does the study of light and its properties fall under?

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics (correct)
  • Geology

    • What is the study of light and its properties known as in science?

    <p>Optics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary source of light on Earth?

    <p>The Sun (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the speed of light when it passes from air into water?

    <p>It decreases (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a primary source of light on Earth?

    <p>Moon (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to describe the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?

    <p>Refraction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which phenomenon refers to the separation of light into its different colors as it passes through a prism?

    <p>Dispersion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the phenomenon in which light waves interfere with each other, causing light and dark bands to form?

    <p>Diffraction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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