This document defines key optical phenomena including:
- The three characteristics of light are that it travels in straight lines, at a very high speed, and in the form of electromagnetic waves.
- Light sources include the Sun, light bulbs, and objects that emit light through heat like fires or glowing metals.
- Objects are either opaque, transparent, or translucent depending on whether light can pass through them fully, partially, or not at all.
- Reflection and refraction describe how light changes direction at boundaries between different transparent materials, bending or bouncing off surfaces.
- White light is a mixture of all visible wavelengths, and can be obtained by mixing red, blue, and green light.
This document defines key optical phenomena including:
- The three characteristics of light are that it travels in straight lines, at a very high speed, and in the form of electromagnetic waves.
- Light sources include the Sun, light bulbs, and objects that emit light through heat like fires or glowing metals.
- Objects are either opaque, transparent, or translucent depending on whether light can pass through them fully, partially, or not at all.
- Reflection and refraction describe how light changes direction at boundaries between different transparent materials, bending or bouncing off surfaces.
- White light is a mixture of all visible wavelengths, and can be obtained by mixing red, blue, and green light.
This document defines key optical phenomena including:
- The three characteristics of light are that it travels in straight lines, at a very high speed, and in the form of electromagnetic waves.
- Light sources include the Sun, light bulbs, and objects that emit light through heat like fires or glowing metals.
- Objects are either opaque, transparent, or translucent depending on whether light can pass through them fully, partially, or not at all.
- Reflection and refraction describe how light changes direction at boundaries between different transparent materials, bending or bouncing off surfaces.
- White light is a mixture of all visible wavelengths, and can be obtained by mixing red, blue, and green light.