CEA 101-WEEK 9-Artificial and Natural Lighting Sources

1. What is the importance of light?

Light is the most essential factor for life on earth to exist, without it, plants
wouldn’t be able to grow to provide us oxygen to breathe, they wouldn’t be able to feed
us as well as feed the animals that many of us depend on for food. Light allows us to see,
without it, it is impossible to see anything at all.

2. What is a source of light?

A source of light is any source or object that emits its own light.

3. Give at least five natural sources of light.

Sun, stars, lightning, fireflies, and jellyfish.

4. Give at least five artificial sources of light.

Light bulb, lamp, fire, torch and candlelight.

5. What is meant by incandescent? Give at least five examples of incandescent light.

When an object is incandescent, it emits light because it is hot. Emitting light as a
result of being heated is called incandescent.
Examples are sun, lightning, lamp, fire and light bulbs.

6. What is meant by bioluminescent light? Give at least five examples of bioluminescent

light.
Living things that emit light without getting hot are called bioluminescent.
Examples are fireflies, glow-worm, angler fish, viper fish and jellyfish.

7. Give examples of non-incandescent light sources applied in engineering.

Fluorescent tubes, glow in the dark paints, glow in the dark signs, glow in the
dark stickers, and glow in the dark sticks.

8. What are reflectors of light? Give at least five examples.

Reflectors of light cannot emit their own light. They just reflect light from
luminous objects. The examples are moon, mirrors, smooth water, metal, and smooth and
shiny surfaces.