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LEARNING ACTIVITY
SHEET
IN SCIENCE
Quarter 3 – LAS 6
Explain Color and Intensity of Light in
Terms of its Wave Characteristics

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SCIENCE - GRADE 7
Quarter 3 – LAS 6: Explain Color and Intensity of Light in Terms of its
Wave Characteristics
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 Introductory Concept
Light gives a sensation of vision to us. We see things around us due to light. The
earliest study concerning light had to do with the understanding of our vision, which
explains the objects size, location and color perceived by our eyes.

Learning Skills
At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

 Explain color and intensity of light in terms of its wave characteristics

Learning Activities
Pre-Test

Directions: Read each question carefully and choose the letter of the best answer.
1. Which of the following color has the longest wavelength?
A. Red B. Blue C. Green D. Yellow
2. Light travel slowest in _________.
A. Air B. Glass C. Plastic D. Alcohol
3. Objects that emit or send off their own light are luminous objects. Which of the
following is not luminous?
A. Sun B. Moon C. Stars D. Light bulbs
4. Light is ________________.
A. A wave only C. A particle and a wave
B. A particle only D. Neither particle nor a wave
5. Which of the following statement is incorrect about light?
A. The angle of reflection of light is equal to the angle of incidence.
B. The light cannot travel in a vacuum.
C. The bending of light is known as refraction.
D. The incident and reflected rays lie in the same
plane.

Analysis
Explore the Visible Spectrum

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In this activity the students will discover that white light from the sun is made up different
wavelengths, or colours. The different wavelength of light are bent by different amounts as
they pass through the water, splitting the white light into the colours of the rainbow.
Materials:

 Hosepipe
 Garden
 Sunny day

Procedure:
1. Stand with your back to the sun and turn on the hosepipe
2. Put your thumb over the end of the hose to get a fine spray of water.
3. Look at the spray against a dark background such as wall, hedge or grass.
4. Adjust your position and the fineness of the spray until you see a rainbow.
Study and analyse the Electromagnetic Spectrum illustration and answer the following
questions.

Discussion
Light refer to visible light, which is electromagnetic energy that travels through space
as a wave. Light is the only type of electromagnetic radiation that we can see. We are able to
perceive it as wide range of colors. Light is both particle and a wave. Light is said to have a
dual nature

Theories About Light

1. Christian Huygens (1690)- he proposed the Wave Theory of Light, according to this
theory light is form of energy and travels as a wave. This theory successfully
explained the reflection, refraction interference and diffraction. He considered light
as a longitudinal wave.

REFLECTION When rays hit a smooth, shiny, flat

surface, such as flat mirror, they are reflected perfectly to give
a clear but no reversed image. Rough surfaces cause light to
bounce off different directions, so there is reflected image.

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 REFRACTION Light rays usually travel in a straight line but pass through
different media (materials)- such as air, water or glass – at different
speeds. When light moves from one medium to another, the change
in speed makes the beam change direction.

DIFFRACTION Light can travel as waves, because it behaves like other

types of waves, such as sound. Another feature of light wave is
that, when they pass through a gap, or around an obstacle they
spread out.

2. Sir Isaac Newton (1678 A.D) Corpuscular Theory – one of the earliest study about
light. According to this theory, light is consist of small
particles called “corpuscles”. These small particles are
produce by luminous sources (object that emit or send
off their own light).
3. James Clark Maxwell (19th century) Electromegnetic
Theory –he found a mathematical equation for light
known as the “Maxwell equation” which completely
describe an electromagnetic field on how it is produced by charges and current and
how it is propagated in space and time. His equation reveals that light is an
electromagnetic wave, that is, a transverse wave that is partly magnetic and partly
electrical in nature. Light can also propagate in a vacuum. Visible light ranges from
4.1 x 10 -7m to 7.6 x 10-7m or from 3.94x 1014 Hertz to 7.32 x 1014 Hertz.
4. Quantum Theory of Radiation – Albert Einstein (1905 AD) proposed this theory
with the assumption of Max Plank, according to this theory, light consist of a tiny
packet of energy called quanta or photons.

COLORS OF LIGHT
Light is a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum it lies between the infrared
region and ultraviolet region. It is made up of different colors of specific frequencies and
wavelengths.
The frequency or wavelength is an important property of light. It determines, energy
of a photon of light. As discussed, there exists a direct proportionality between the frequency
of light and its energy. This relationship is given by the formula.
E=bf
Where b is the Planck’s constant = 6.63 x 10-34 J∙s. among colors components of white light,
violet has the greatest energy red has the least energy.

Color Spectrum

If white light is shined into a triangular block of glass,

called prism, the glass refracts (bends) the light.in an effect
called dispersion, the light split into different wavelengths,
the band of visible colors known as the spectrum. The
5 electromagnetic spectrum has the following colors in
sequence: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet and can be
easiy remember through the name ROY G. BV The
 Electromagnetic Spectrum
The electromagnetic radiation also known as electromagnetic wave (EM wave) is arranged in
an electromagnetic spectrum according to frequency or wavelength. The visible part of the
spectrum is subdivided according to color with the Red having the longest wavelength and
Violet with the shortest wavelength.
Intensity of Light
An object can be seen by the light is it emits or reflects. An object that generate its
own light is called luminous object. An object that cannot produce its own light but receives
and reflects light from a luminous object is called an illuminated object or nonluminous
object. Thus, in the absent of a luminous object, these object will not be seen, in order for us
to see them, a light from luminous object must be reflected.
Illumination is the amount of light falling on a unit area of a surface. Illumination
depends on two factors: the brightness of the source and distance
of the surface from the source. The strength or brightness of a source of light is specified by
its illumination intensity.

Abstraction

1. As the energy increases the wavelength ____________

2. As the frequency decreases the wavelength __________

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 3. Which of the following EM wave has the greatest frequency? ______
4. Which of the following EM wave has the greatest wavelength.
5. What are the color that represents the EM wave? __________
6. Frequency of light and energy are __________ proportional.

Application
A. Directions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.
1. The brightness of an object depends on its ______.
A. Distance from the light source.
B. Refracted light
C. Size of the object
D. Radio wave emitted by the EM spectrum
2. Which of the following helps produce rainbow in the sky.
A. Diffraction C.. Absorption
B. Refraction D. Reflection

3. What do you call the object that produce visible light?

A. Illuminated object C. Infrared
B. Nonluminous object D. Luminous Object.
4. The major source of energy on earth originate from ____.
A. Food C. Fossil fuel
B. Photosynthesis D. EM wave from the sun
5. Two factors that affect the amount of light are ___
A. Brightness & Distance C. Distance & Speed
B. Reflection & Refraction D. Clarity & Smoothness

Directions: Match the word that in Column A with the description in Column B.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

1. Illuminated object A. He study about the Cospuscular

2. Violet theory
3. Sir Isaac Newton B. Natural source of light.
4. Luminous object C. EM wave that can be seen
5. Sun D. EM wave which has the longest
6. Radio wave wavelength
7. Christian Huygens E. Object that cannot produce its own
8. Quantum Theory light
9. ROY G. BV F. Color of EM wave
10. Light G. Has the shortest wavelength
7 H. Object that can produce its own
light.
I. Light consist of tiny pockets of
energy called quanta.
 Answer Key
Pre - Test
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B

Abstraction

1. Decreses 2. Increases 3 Gamma wave

4.Radio wave 5. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet6. Directly proportional

Application

Multiple choice:

1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. A

Matching type

1. E 2. G 3. A 4. H 5. B 6. D 7. J 8. I 9. ROY G BV 10. C

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