Science(EM waves)

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primary source of light?
sun
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what m/s do speed of light travels?
300 000 000m/s
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Classification of light based on its origin
sun, moon, lightning, light coming from worms, fishes through bioluminescence
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Artificial sources of light
candle flame, torches, lamps bulbs
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Forms the basic unit of electromagnetic (EM) radiation, which propagates in space through?
Electromagnetic waves
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We are comparing photon as
a grain of sand
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Who said that Light is a wave
Christian Huygens
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Who said that Light is made up of Stream of particles
Isaac Newton
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Isaac Newton & Christian Huygens 's theory conclusion?
Light is a wave and a particle
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theory that describes light and matter showing both the characteristics of a particle with mass and a wave that carries energy
Wave-particle duality
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Objects that do Not allow light to pass through them and change the path of light
Opaque
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Objects that allow light to pass through them and change the path of light
Transparent
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Objects allows light to pass through them PARTIALLY
Translucent
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transfer energy on place to another
Wave
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wave in water and sound waves in air
Mechanical Waves
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matter that mechanical waves are traveling through
Medium
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formed when an electric field comes in contact with a magneric field
EM waves
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