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Properties of Light
Properties of Light
Properties of Light
_ Challenge
your mind
Why can we rar our
image in a pool of 3MAC
water?
3. Light refraction
It is the change in direction of
light when passing from a
transparent medium to
another transparent medium,
for example: it goes through
the air and enters the water
changing direction, as if it
were breaking.
EXPERIENCE
If we introduce a spoon
In a glass we can see how
the image we see does not
correspond to that of the
spoon, it seems crooked. An
optical illusion has occurred
as a result of light refraction.
4. Light travels at the
maximum speed
The highest speed that
can be found in the
Universe is 300,000 km
per second.
Activity 1:
• Answer true (T) or false (F).
• ___Light moves in a straight line.
• ___Light travels at 3000 km per second.
• ___Light always moves in the same direction.
• ___Light changes direction when passing from
water to air.
Properties of light
Look at the images and indicate which property of light
they are referring to.