Properties of Light

What are some examples of light energy

Sun, bonfire ,street light

When light travels through a magnifying glass, the light changes directions and we see a larger, magnified view of the object.

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What are 3 examples of objects that give off its own light?

The Sun, Candle Flame, Flashlight

when light does not bounce or pass through an object, but changes to another type of energy.

absorption

What are 3 examples of transparent materials?

air, glass, water

when light is refracted, the light wave is __________.

bent

when light is reflected, it ____ back from the surface

bounces

what are basic properties of light?

brightness, color, visiblity

Each _____ represents a different amount of energy

color

light behaves _______________ when it strikes different types of materials.

differently

when light is refracted it passes from one type of transparent material to another, and changes _________________.

direction

These colors are related to the different amounts of ____________ in white light.

energy

light travels very ______

fast (around 186,000 miles per sec)

What does light have to do to in order to be visible?

give its own light ( be the source of light ) or reflect light .

The colors of objects are determined by the light that is not absorbed but is reflected by the object. A red apple reflects red colors of light and absorbed all other colors.

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The brightness of light is related to the amount of ___________ being seen.

light

a form of energy made of many colors

light

reflection allows objects to be seen that do not produce their own _____

light

light travels in a straight ______ away from the light source

line

The ____________ and many objects around us ______________ light in order to be seen.

moon, reflect

Energy is the ability to make something ___________, happen, or ______________.

move and change

when light cannot pass through an object.

opaque

Transparent materials allow light to ________ through it because it is not absorbed or reflected

pass

When light is absorbed it does not __________ through or reflect from a material. It remains in the material as another form of energy.

pass

If white light is passed through a _______________, it can be separated into light of different colors.

prism

a tool used to separate white light

prism

White light is a mixture of all the colors of the _________________.

rainbow

what are the colors that make up a white light and what is it called

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violets Visible spectrum

What are the colors of the rainbow?

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

when light bounces back

reflection

when light strikes a smooth, shiny object it is reflected so that a ________ can be seen that looks very similar to the object seen with light reflected directly from it

reflection

the color an object appears depends on the color of light it _______________.

reflects

when light strikes an object, some of the light _______ off of it and can be detected by our eyes

reflects

the bending of light as it passes from one substance to another.

refraction

What word can help you remember the the colors of the rainbow?

roygbiv

Objects can be _________ clearly when viewed through transparent materials.

seen

The different colors of light are revealed when ___________ light is passed through a prism and separated into the different colors of the rainbow, called the ______________.

spectrum

when light partially passes through an object, cannot be seen through clearly.

translucent

when light passes through an object, able to be seen through clearly.

transparent

what are 3 examples of translucent materials?

wax paper, frosted glass, paper

The intensity, or strength, of light

Brightness

Why does my straw look broken?

When a straw is viewed in water, light passes from the water to the air causing the path of light to bend. When the light bends, the straw appears distorted ( bent or broken )