Sunday, April 10, 2011

What we know about light so far....


Light comes from a source
Sun  
electric light
candle
fire
 stars
glow worm
fire fly stars
Things that are not sources of light
moon
planets
mirrors
shiny objects
Light has 3 important properties
1. Light travels in straight lines from a source to our eyes

2.  If something is in the way then a shadow is formed
3 Light travels very fast - 186,000 miler per second
How do we see objects that aren't sources of light ?
When light touches an object some things happen -
  • black surfaces absorb light
  • very shiny surfaces reflect light
  • other surfaces scatter light
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  1. Light travels from the light source in all directions
  2. Some light touches an object
  3.  Light is scattered from the object in all directions
  4. Some light is scattered into our eyes - we see the object



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