PROPERTIES OF

LIGHT
GRACE A. PELOBELLO
 LIGHT
◦Light is a form of energy that travels in waves
◦Light always travels in a straight path
◦ray one straight line of light
◦Light is slowed down when traveling
◦Light travels in different wavelengths
◦We can only see a few wavelengths
◦visible light is what we see
◦Light waves are sometimes too small or long to
be seen
◦Some short waves are ultra violet light
◦Some waves are too long infrared
 What Happens to light when it hits an object?

◦ Light can do 4 things when strikes objects

◦ Pass Through the object
◦ Bend when striking
◦ Absorbed into the object
◦ Bounce Off an object
◦ Light passes through Air, clear glass, clear plastic, and
colorless liquids (water)
 REFLECTION
reflection light bouncing off an object
◦ Reflection when light bounces off an object
◦ All materials reflects some light mirrors and shiny objects
reflects almost all light
◦ Light reflecting off objects delivers images to
your eyes
◦ a. reflected light is how we see
REFRACTION
◦ Refraction the bending of light rays
◦ When you stick a pole in water it appears to look
bent the water bends the light rays and not the pole itself
◦ Light striking the water is slowed and bends away
from the surface of the water
◦ Cause of Refraction
◦ a. change in the speed of the light as it passes
from one substance to another