Understanding Visible Light and Electromagnetic Radiation

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What are the primary properties of light?

Diffraction, interference, reflection, and absorption

Speed, color, temperature, and refraction

Electric charge, mass, velocity, and acceleration

Intensity, propagation direction, frequency or wavelength spectrum, and polarization (correct)

Which source has historically been an important source of light for humans?

Fire (correct)

The Sun

Electric lights

Kerosene lamps

What is the speed of light in vacuum?

250000000 m/s

299792458 m/s (correct)

350000000 m/s

300000000 m/s

What represents the quanta of electromagnetic field?

Photons Signup and view all the answers

Which range of wavelengths is usually defined as visible light?

400–700 nanometres (nm) Signup and view all the answers

What is the speed of light in vacuum?

299,792,458 m/s Signup and view all the answers

Which range of frequencies corresponds to visible light?

750–420 terahertz Signup and view all the answers

What are the primary properties of light?

Intensity, propagation direction, frequency or wavelength spectrum, and polarization Signup and view all the answers

Which electromagnetic radiation may also be referred to as light in physics?

Gamma rays Signup and view all the answers

What is the main source of natural light on Earth?

The Sun Signup and view all the answers

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What are the primary properties of light?

Which source has historically been an important source of light for humans?

What is the speed of light in vacuum?

What represents the quanta of electromagnetic field?

Which range of wavelengths is usually defined as visible light?

What is the speed of light in vacuum?

Which range of frequencies corresponds to visible light?

What are the primary properties of light?

Which electromagnetic radiation may also be referred to as light in physics?

What is the main source of natural light on Earth?

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