SCIENCE 7

CHARACTERISTICS OF LIGHT
Two theories on the basic
nature of light
 Undulatory Theory
explains that light has a wave motion which start
from a vibrating body and is transmitted at high
speed.
 Corpuscular Theory.
explains that light consists of tiny particles of
matter emitted by a source that travels only in a
straight line called rays.

Sir Isaac Newton believes
that light behaves like a
particle while Christian
Huygens believed that light
behaves like a wave.
 Max Planck explained that
light can be a particle and
can also be a wave or simply
light has a dual nature.
Luminous objects are
objects that emit or send off
their own light. They tend to
radiate heat as an effect of
being luminous and can
store energy
Non luminous object on the
other hand, are those that
cannot emit their own light.
In order for us to see them a
light from luminous object
must be reflected.
light intensity is
measurement of the
amount of power either
emitted by a source.
 Brightness is an
attribute of visual
perception in which a
source appears to be
radiating or reflecting
light.