Light Energy Gabriella Bicknell Mrs.Branin Grade 5 What is Light? - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Light Energy Gabriella Bicknell Mrs.Branin Grade 5 What is Light? Light is like sound. We can't observe a piece of light. Both light and sound are means of transferring energy between points. Scientists believe light travels in
Gabriella Bicknell Mrs.Branin Grade 5
light and sound are means of transferring energy between points.
in straight lines. However this is only true when light stays in the same path with the same substance all the way.
A concave mirror is a mirror that curves in on the shiny side. The image it produces is enlarged right side up images ,
The farther you get from a concave mirror the smaller you
down.
curves out on the shiny side. The image it produces is upright, life sized, and reversed
cars and as security systems in stores.
vibrations to pass through in only one direction
help you see better on a sunny day.
that can vibrate sideways.
some light through so objects
blurry
doors because they allow light in but with privacy
directions
block light from passing through.
books, computers, or I pads.
space is opaque to light, but the starry nigh shows light can travel through empty space.
to pass through with almost no disturbance.
the light but you can see
transparent object.
almost all the light gets through.
glass , with two opposite sides in the shape of a triangle or other geometric shape.
make rainbows. The rainbow colors you see after a storm acts both as prisms and mirrors.
sunlight at different angles, which causes the colors to spread out. The various colors reflect off the the back of the drops into your eye.
An electromagnetic spectrum shows all the wavelengths of visible and invisible light in order, from short to long. Instruments such as spectroscopes detect light we can't see.