Light and Light Waves

white

• reflects visible light

• light bounces off

• low energy, red is lowest

• number of waves per second

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

reflection

• light bounce off

• light bends

• number of waves per second

• 186,000 miles per second

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

refraction

• light bends (ex. prism, rainbows)

• light bounces off

• light we can see

• number of waves per second

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Transmission/absorption

• light passes through or absorbs

• light passes through partially (blurry)

• object that shows visible spectrum

• light can't pass through (shadows)

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Transparent

• Light passes through easily (clearly)

• Light passes through partially (blurry)

• light passes through or absorbs

• object that shows visible spectrum

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Translucent

• light passes through partially (blurry)

• light passes through easily (clearly)

• light passes through or absorbs

• object that shows visible spectrum

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Opaque

• light can't pass through (shadows)

• light passes through partially (blurry)

• light passes through or absorbs

• object that shows visible spectrums

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Prism

• object that shows visible spectrum

• light passes through or absorbs

• light can't pass through (shadows)

• light passes through easily (clearly)

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What does this picture show?

• reflection

• refraction

• transmission/absorption

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What does this picture show?

• reflection

• refraction

• transmission/absorption

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2