Light

What type
of wave is
light?
 Types of Waves

Mechanical Electromagnetic
Waves Waves

Needs a Needs NO
material medium
medium

e.g. sound wave, e.g. light wave

water wave
Is it a wave
or a
particle?
 How does
light travel?
Light travels in straight lines:

Laser
What is the
speed of
light?
 Light travels VERY FAST –
around 300,000,000 metres
per second.

At this speed it
can go around
the world 8
times in one
second.
 What is a
light-year?
The distance
that light
travels in a
year.
Light travels faster than
sound.
How do we see
an object?
We see things because they
reflect light into our eyes:

Homework
 What is an
electromagnetic
spectrum?
term used to describe the entire
range of EM radiations
arranged in order of their
frequency and wavelength.
Electromagnetic Waves
Electromagnetic Waves
 What is
visible light?
 What color
has the lowest
frequency?
 Shorter Longer wavelengths
wavelengths

RED has the lowest VIOLET has the highest

frequency
• travels fastest frequency
• bend the least travels slowest
bend the most
How can you be a
light to others?