Question

The visible spectrum refers to the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that we ________.

Answer 1

Answer: can see

Explanation:

The portion visible by the human eye of the electromagnetic spectrum is between 380 nm (violet-blue) and 780 nm (red) approximately.  Which  means this part of the spectrum is located between ultraviolet light and infrared light.  

Note the fact only part of the whole electromagnetic spectrum is visible to humans is because the receptors in our eyes are only sensitive to these wavelengths.

Therefore:

The visible spectrum refers to the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that we can see