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What is the reason why light from a red laser passes more easily through red cellophane than green cellophane?
What is the primary cause of why clothing of certain colors appear different in artificial light and sunlight?
What is the process that occurs when a prism breaks down white light into its spectrum of colors?
What is the term for the distance between two successive wave peaks of a light wave?
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What is the phenomenon where light bends as it passes from one medium to another?
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What occurs when light is scattered in all directions by a surface, resulting in a bright ring around the sun?
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What is the phenomenon where light bends as it passes from one medium to another?
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What happens when an object absorbs all light?
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What is the process by which light is separated into its different colors, such as in a prism?
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Which of the following colors has the shortest wavelength in the visible spectrum?
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What is the term for the bending of light as it passes through a prism?
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What is the term for the spreading of light in different directions, such as in a prism?
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What occurs when light interacts with particles in the atmosphere?
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What type of scattering is responsible for producing blue skies on a clear sunny day?
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What determines the type and amount of scattering that occurs in the atmosphere?
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Why do we see blue skies on a clear sunny day?
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What is responsible for the blue color we see in the sky?
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Why are our eyes most sensitive to colors in the blue-violet end of the spectrum?
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