introduction to light

Cards (9)

  • what type of wave is light
    an electromagnetic wave
  • what is the speed of light
    3 x 10 to the power of 8 m/s
  • how does light travel
    in straight lines
  • how can we prove the light travels in straight lines
    shadows can prove this
  • what is a luminous object

    an object that gives out light
  • what is a non luminous object
    an object that reflects light but doesn't give it out
  • what way does the angle of incidence go in

    it goes inside
  • what way does the angle of reflectance go in

    it goes outside
  • angle of incidence = angle of reflection