Question

a museum sets up a display of fluorescent minerals. which best describes how electromagnetic waves can be used to enhance the display? infrared light shining on the minerals will cause them to give off visible light. visible light shining on the minerals will cause them to give off infrared light. ultraviolet light shining on the minerals will cause them to give off visible light. visible light shining on the minerals will cause them to give off ultraviolet light.

Explanation:

Fluorescent minerals absorb ultraviolet light (which is not visible to the human eye) and then re - emit light in the visible spectrum. Infrared light has lower energy than visible light and cannot cause this fluorescence effect. Visible light shining on fluorescent minerals will not cause them to emit infrared or ultraviolet light as the energy transfer and fluorescence mechanism work in a specific way (higher energy non - visible light (ultraviolet) is absorbed and lower energy visible light is emitted).

Answer:

Ultraviolet light shining on the minerals will cause them to give off visible light.