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What Is Light?: 1) Properties of Light 2) Reflection - Mirrors
What Is Light?: 1) Properties of Light 2) Reflection - Mirrors
1) Properties of light
2) Reflection - Mirrors
Properties of Light
Light travels in straight lines:
Laser
1) Thunder and lightning start at the same time, but we will see the lightning first.
2) When a starting pistol is fired we see the smoke first and then hear the bang.
Light travels VERY FAST about 300,000 kilometers per second or 186,000 miles per second.
At this speed light could travel the equivalent of 8 times around the world in one second!
Rays of light
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We see things because they reflect light into our eyes! This is literally the only way we get to see things! ALL objects we see either create light or reflect light!!
Homework
Using mirrors
Two examples:
Plane mirrors are flat and make virtual images. The images is virtual because the light rays do not come from the image, they only appear to
Concave Mirrors are curved inward - just remember, you go in to a cave, and in to a concave mirror!
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The mirage box on Mr. Ss desk is made of two concave mirrors. Images of concave mirrors can be virtual or real!
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Angle of incidence
Angle of reflection
Mirror