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2.1 Behaviour of Light
2.1 Behaviour of Light
2.1 Behaviour of Light
Review
● History of light
○ What did Pythagoras believe about our vision?
○ Who corrected his theory?
● What was Euclid’s contribution to the study of light?
● Who provided the first measurement of the speed of light?
○ Who correctly measured the speed of light?
● What are the 4 properties of light?
● How do optical devices use light?
How does light travel?
Light Travels in Rays
● We know that light travels in
a straight line, or rays
● We can represent this using
ray diagrams
● Help represent
○ Light intensity
○ Shadows
○ Reflection
○ Image formation
Light Interacts with Materials Differently
● Different materials interact with
light differently
● Transparent
○ Allow all light to pass
● Translucent
○ Allow some light to pass
● Opaque
○ Allows no light to pass
Some produce Light
● We call this a luminous light
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