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Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Physics practice

Which of the following best describes how distinct substances interact with electromagnetic waves?

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Light and the electromagnetic spectrum

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Which of the following best describes how distinct substances interact with electromagnetic waves?.

  1. A.All substances always reflect all wavelengths equally.
  2. B.Different substances absorb, transmit, reflect, or refract EM waves in ways that vary with wavelength.
  3. C.Substances only interact with visible light, not other parts of the EM spectrum.
  4. D.Electromagnetic waves always pass through all substances without interaction.

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