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KS3 LightKS3 Light
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Properties of LightProperties of Light
Light travels in straight lines:
Laser
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Light travels VERY FAST – around 300,000 kilometres per second.
At this speed it can go around the world 8 times in one second.
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Light travels much faster than sound. For example:
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.
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Shadows
Shadows are places where light is “blocked”:
Rays of light
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QuizQuiz1. Which travels more quickly, light or
sound?2. True or false. Light can bend round
corners.3. What causes shadows to form?4. Would a cup or a glass give a darker
shadow?5. Are your shadows larger in the
middle of the day or in the evening?
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Copy and complete …Copy and complete …OPAQUE objects absorb the light, don’t let it pass through. This causes a _________. E.g. a _______ is opaque.
____________ objects absorb some of the light but some can still pass through. This causes a pale shadow. E.g. a china ________ is translucent.
TRANSPARENT objects absorb no light letting it all pass through. This prevents a solid shadow from forming. E.g. a _________ is transparent.
shadow, translucent, glass, cup, rock.
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We see things because they reflect light into our eyes:
Homework
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Luminous and non-luminous objects
A luminous object is one that produces light.
A non-luminous object is one that reflects light.
Luminous objects Reflectors
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Properties of Light Properties of Light summarysummary
1) Light travels in straight lines2) Light travels much faster than sound3) We see things because they reflect
light into our eyes4) Shadows are formed when light is
blocked by an object
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ReflectionReflectionReflection from a mirror:
Incident ray
Normal
Reflected ray
Angle of incidence
Angle of reflection
Mirror
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The Law of ReflectionThe Law of Reflection
Angle of incidence = Angle of Angle of incidence = Angle of reflectionreflection
In other words, light gets reflected from a surface at ____ _____ angle it hits it.
The same !
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Clear vs. Diffuse ReflectionClear vs. Diffuse Reflection
Smooth, shiny surfaces have a clear reflection:
Rough, dull surfaces have a diffuse reflection.
Diffuse reflection is when light is scattered in different directions
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Using mirrorsUsing mirrorsTwo examples:
1) A periscope
2) A car headlight
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Pin Hole CamerasPin Hole CamerasA pinhole camera is a simple device for recording
an image. It uses two screens separated by a tube or box one of which is sensitive to light and one of which has a pin hole.
The light passes in through the tiny hole and hits the back screen.
The image you see is inverted (upside down). Using your knowledge of light try and explain why.
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Pin hole camerasPin hole cameras
As the light from the bottom of the tree travels in a straight line through the hole it then travels up to the top of the screen.
As the light from the top of the tree passes through the hole it travels in a straight line to the bottom of the screen.
This results in the final image recorded on the light sensitive paper being upside down. You just need to turn the paper the other way up to view it!
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Images from pinhole Images from pinhole camerascameras
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Copy and complete the Copy and complete the followingfollowing
Light travels in ___________ lines at 300,000km/s. When it hits an opaque object it causes ___________ to be formed.
When light hits a plane mirror it is ___________. The angle of ________ equals the angle of ___________.
When light hits an uneven surface it is ____________.
21/04/23Unjumble the following Unjumble the following wordswords
Reflection
Refraction
Normal
Angle of incident
Plane mirror
Diffusion
Spectrum
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Pin hole camerasPin hole cameras
Draw a diagram of a pin hole camera and using labels explain how it works to record an image.
1. Are they as good as a normal camera?2. Why?
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Now complete worksheet 8Kb7
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Refraction through a glass Refraction through a glass block:block:
Wave slows down and bends towards the normal due to
entering a more dense medium
Wave speeds up and bends away from the normal due to entering a less dense
medium
Wave slows down but is not bent, due to
entering along the normal
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RefractionRefractionRefraction is when waves ____ __ or slow down due to travelling in a different _________. A medium is something that waves will travel through. When a pencil is placed in water it looks like this:
In this case the light rays are slowed down by the water and are _____, causing the pencil to look odd. The two mediums in this example are ______ and _______.
Words – speed up, water, air, bent, medium
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LensesLenses
Lenses are used to focus light or disperse light
This changes the direction that the light was travelling.
There are two types of lenses
Diverging – spreads light rays out
Converging – focuses light rays together
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Converging LensesConverging Lenses
Converging lenses are convex in shape
Focal pointLight rayscoming in arefocussed by the lens
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Diverging lensesDiverging lenses
Light rayscoming in aredispersed by the lens
Light rays spread out
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Lenses and refractionLenses and refractionIt is easier to understand what is going on with a lens if you think of it in small pieces.
Each time the light is being REFRACTED through a piece of lens and so is changing speed. This causes the light to bend and change direction.
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LensesLensesWhen light travels through a lens it is ________. The medium of the lens is more ______ than air so the light bends _______ the normal in the lens then _____ from the normal when it moves back into air.
With a convex or ________ lens the result focuses the light to a _____ _____. The amount of curve on the lens changes the focal length.
With a concave or ________ lens the result spreads out the rays of light.
towards, focal point, dense, diverging, converging, away, refracted
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ColourColourWhite light is not a single colour;
it is made up of a mixture of the seven colours of the rainbow.
We can demonstrate this by splitting white light with a prism:
This is how rainbows are formed: sunlight is “split up” by raindrops.
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The colours of the spectrum:The colours of the spectrum:
RedOrangeYellowGreenBlue
IndigoViolet
Video on colour
YouTube - Sci Eye Colour
Video on light
YouTube - Scientific Eye Light & Reflection
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Questions on the videoQuestions on the video1. Explain fully why the sky is blue
and the sun appears yellow.2. List the primary colours.3. What do colour filters do to white
light?4. Explain why a red t-shirt looks red
in white light.5. Explain why a red t-shirt looks
black in green light.
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Red
GreenBlue Cyan
YellowMagenta
White
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Adding coloursAdding coloursWhite light can be split up to make separate colours.
These colours can be added together again.
The primary colours of light are red, blue and green:
Adding blue and red makes magenta (purple)
Adding blue and green makes cyan
(light blue)
Adding all three makes white again
Adding red and green makes yellow
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Seeing colourSeeing colourThe colour an object appears depends on the
colours of light it reflects.
For example, a red book only reflects red light:
White
light
Only red light is
reflected
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A white hat would reflect all seven colours:
A pair of purple trousers would reflect purple light (and red and blue, as purple is made up of red and
blue):
Purple light
White
light
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Using coloured lightUsing coloured light
If we look at a coloured object in coloured light we see something different. For example, consider a football kit:
White
light
Shorts look blue
Shirt looks red
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In different colours of light this kit would look different:
Red
lightShirt looks red
Shorts look black
Blue
light
Shirt looks black
Shorts look blue
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Object Colour of lightColour object seems to be
Red socks
Red Red
Blue Black
Green Black
Blue teddy
Red Black
Blue
Green
Green camel
Red
Blue
Green
Magenta book
Red
Blue
Green
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Using filtersUsing filtersFilters can be used to “block” out different colours of
light:
Red Filte
r
Magenta
Filter
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Investigating filtersInvestigating filters
Colour of filter Colours that could be “seen”
Red
Green
Blue
Cyan
Magenta
Yellow
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Red
Magenta
White
Yellow
Blue Green
Cyan
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