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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.

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

Explanation: Fluorescence occurs when higher‑energy (e.g., UV) photons excite electrons in the mineral; the electrons relax and emit lower‑energy visible photons (Stokes shift). The other options describe rare or non‑fluorescent processes.