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Light
1. Light Energy: The movement of
, or particles of light.
Light energy moves (

energy) in a
motion as it

C.

travels. Changing the waves

changes the type of light.
Properties of Light: Transparent, Translucent,
and Opaque
2. TRANSPARENT: light
pass through
the object, and the images come out
.
3. TRANSLUCENT: light
pass through
the object, and the images come out
.
4. OPAQUE: light
pass through
the object, images do not go through.
5. Knowing this information, why do you think it is
important for the majority of your eye to be white
and opaque?

Reflection, Absorption, and Refraction

6. REFLECTION: when light
off of an object.
7. ABSORPTION: when light is
into
as it hits an object
(particularly DARK colored objects = HEAT)
8. REFRACTION: when light
an object and

7. At the back of our eyes, we have something

called a
that allows us to see.
The retina is a layer of light sensitive cells. Our
retina is made of some cells called
and some cells called
.

8. Rods are useful in

circumstances, and turn the world into black
and white.
Cones are useful in
circumstances, and turn the world into a
spectrum of colors.
SPECTRUM: a large assortment of different types
of light. Most commonly known as a
.
Which color is the rod?
looks like:

Draw what it

Which color is the cone?

looks like:

Draw what it

What color is the dress?

.

9. Label the following based on how light interacts

with the objects. The arrows represent light.
A.

Human Eyes and Light

9. Humans have only

of cones this means we can only detect
different
!
Our cones can pickup
and
colored light.

types

10. Frequency tells you

occur in an
.
11. What makes each color unique? Why, its the
!
FREQUENCY: a measurement of the number of
waves that pass by each second.
waves look like they
are bouncing
while
waves look
like they are bouncing
.
LIGHT BOUNCES IN WAVES AS IT MOVES
FORWARD!
If youre looking at the rainbow,
the
frequency and
has the
.

has

12. Label these cones based on their frequencies.

If your Green and Blue cones are getting a lot of

light, then your brain makes that
.
If all three cones are lit up equally, your brain is
overloaded and the color appears
.
15. BUT WAIT!!! WHAT ABOUT OTHER
FREQUENCIES WHAT ABOUT WAVES
SLOWER THAN RED OR HIGHER IN
FREQUENCY THAN PURPLE??? DO THEY
EXIST?
Yes! Colors beyond violet (purple) are known as
, and colors
beyond red are known as
.
Even though your cones cant see detect them (and
your brain cant see them), they do exist! (And you
can feel infrared light as heat, even though you
cant see it! Super cool!)
16. Electromagnetic Energy: Transmitted through
in the form of
.
Does not need a
through.

to travel
is a form of

electromagnetic energy.

13. So, the 3 kinds of

in your retina
can pick up on 3 different
of light, and your brain interprets that as 3
colors!!!!!!!!!! Holy
electromagnetism, Batman!
Light is Part of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
14. WAIT! What about other colors!? Purples,
yellowsWell, since you can only detect Red,
Green, and Blue, your brain makes these colors up
by blending two colors together. For example, if
your Red and Green cones are getting a lot of light,
then your brain makes that
.

17.
can transfer energy
from the sun through space because they
to travel
through
(
).
Essential Questions:
Pick one of the essential questions to answer in
complete sentences.
1. Why can't we see the whole electromagnetic
spectrum?

2. How can you predict the energy that an

electromagnetic wave carries?