Super Quiz: The science of light

1. LITTLE ROCK — What color is on the outer edge of a rainbow?

2. The study of light is known as ———.

3. Light exhibits properties of both waves and ———. 4. Term for the change of direction of light in passing from one medium into another.

4. What is the speed of light in round figures?

5. What insect produces light by the process of bioluminescence?

6. Light is emitted in tiny “packets” called ———8. What type of light is used in drilling, cutting, alignment and surgery?

7. Where would you see Alexander’s band?

Answers 1. Red 2. Optics 3. Particles 4. Refraction 5. 186,000 miles per second 6. Fireflies (lightning bugs) 7. Photons 8. Lasers 9.The dark region between a “double rainbow”