Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Light

It can be made artificially 
Is a source of renewable energy 
The sun is a natural source of light
Light produces heat
Can be intensified by lens.

How it enables us to see
What produces light
Can light bend 

Define
 luminous- bright or shinning in the dark
Transparent- allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be seen
Opaque- don't see through
Translucent- allowing light through but be able to see detailed images
Reflection- light bouncing off reflecting light.



Light enables us to see. The major producer of light are stars. The we can see is referred to as visible light. It is also referred to as white light. White light is a mixture of all different oculus of light. Light is a form of energy that falls within the electromagnetic spectrum. Light travels in straight lines in waves. The waves cannot bend, each colour of light has silghtly different wavelength. The different colours of light that makes up white light can be seen in a rainbow.

Light can be 
Absorbed by objects
Bent by objects- refracted
Bounces off - reflected 

The thinnest possible beam of light is called a light ray.






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