Light and Sound

What is Light?
- Light lets us see things!

- It is a form of energy that travels in
waves

- Light can come from the sun or a lamp

A light ray is a light beam that goes straight
Types of Light
There are lights you can see and lights you
cannot see.

Light you can see = Visible lights

Light you cannot see = Invisible Lights


How does Light Travel?
Light travels in a
straight line until it hits
something.
When it hits something
it either gets reflected,
absorbed, or
refracted.
When light hits a smooth, shiny surface,
light reflects, or bounces in another
direction.
Reflection
Absorption

Light gets taken in
by a surface.
Colors
Visible Light is made of
the rainbow colors

The color an object has
depends on the colors of
light it reflects.

Refraction
When light bends
as it passes through
a surface.
Transparent, Translucent, or Opaque?
transparent = light can pass
through

opaque = light cannot pass
through

translucent = some light can
pass through

Speed of Light
Speed is how fast
something is.

Light can go around
the world eight
times in one second!

What is Sound?
Sound is the vibration that travels
through matter and can be heard when it
reaches a persons ears.
Speed of Sound
Changes when passes through different
matter.

Example, sound travels faster in water.

When an object moves faster than sound it is
SUPERSONIC
How Sound Travels
1. Vibration creates movement in air
particles.
2. When these particles bump into each
other, they create sound waves.
3. Anyone close to the vibrations will hear
the sound produced by the waves.
Sound Frequencies

Slow vibrations = Low frequency, low pitch
Fast vibrations = High frequency, high pitch

High Frequency Notes Low Frequency Notes


Volume
The magnitude of sound
High volume = loud
Low volume = soft
Vocabulary
light
absorb
refraction
reflection
bend
diffraction
prism
refraction
shadow
visible light
invisible light
opaque
transparent
translucent
matter
ray
sound
supersonic
speed
soft
loud
pitch



vibration
volume
frequency
decibel
eardrum
mirror