What two models do scientists use to explain the nature of light? Under what conditions does each model best describe the behavior of light?

What will be an ideal response?


The first model describes light as a continuous wave; the second depicts it as a stream of discrete energy particles. When light is moving through space, its behavior can best be described as that of a continuous wave. Light as a stream of discrete particles best describes its behavior when light is absorbed by a substance.

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a. irrational thoughts b. biological traits c. free will d. social connections

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Following the Soviet-Afghan War, bin Laden sought to register all the foreign jihadists in a single computer database

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Stoicism was a product of changes in ancient Greece.

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