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What is the term used to describe energy (information) that is transferred from place to place in the form of a wave?
What is the term used to describe energy (information) that is transferred from place to place in the form of a wave?
- Particles
- Neutrinos
- Radiation (correct)
- Cosmic rays
What type of energy comes to our eyes in the form of a wave?
What type of energy comes to our eyes in the form of a wave?
- Gamma rays
- Gravitational radiation
- Visible light (correct)
- Sound energy
Which type of radiation was studied in relation to our knowledge of the universe until recently?
Which type of radiation was studied in relation to our knowledge of the universe until recently?
- Neutrinos
- Radio waves
- Visible light (correct)
- X-rays
What did scientists decide about the nature of light, considering its behavior as described in the passage?
What did scientists decide about the nature of light, considering its behavior as described in the passage?
What kind of model of light is illustrated by the properties of reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference, and polarization?
What kind of model of light is illustrated by the properties of reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference, and polarization?
Why is wave motion NOT considered a mechanical phenomenon?
Why is wave motion NOT considered a mechanical phenomenon?