Light topic to review

ScienceIndicator 2

Boston International School

Light summary

• Light travels in waves• The electromagnectic spectrum is

made up of visible and invisible light waves.

• The color spectrum contains the seven colors revealed when light passes through a prism.

• The color of an object is determined by which light was it absorbs and which it reflects.

Light Absorption, Reflection and Refraction

Reflected light changes direction when it bounces off a shiny, smooth surface like water, a mirror, or even metal.

The angle of reflection is the same as the angle of incidence

Refracted light is bent as it passes from one substance into another

• Absorbed light is taken in and not reflected or transmitted