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NEW TOPIC: PHYSICS. LIGHT &GEOMETRIC OPTICS . THREE CHAPTERS. CHAPTER 11: The Production & Reflection of Light CHAPTER 12 : The Refraction of Light CHAPTER 13: Lenses & Optical Devices. CHAPTER 11. 11.1 - What is Light? 11.2 - How is Light Produced? 11.3 - The Laser
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NEW TOPIC: PHYSICS LIGHT &GEOMETRIC OPTICS
THREE CHAPTERS CHAPTER 11: The Production & Reflection of Light CHAPTER 12: The Refraction of Light CHAPTER 13: Lenses & Optical Devices
CHAPTER 11 • 11.1 - What is Light? • 11.2 - How is Light Produced? • 11.3 - The Laser • 11.4 - The Ray Model of Light • 11.6 - The Laws of Reflection • 11.7 - Images in a Plane Mirror • 11.8 - Images in a Curved Mirror
TODAY: 11.1: WHAT IS LIGHT? READ PAGES: 461 - 469 Homework: Nelson Science Perspective 10: Page 469 # 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11 Sheet: Uses of Electromagnetic Waves
TODAY: What do you know already? • Team up with a partner, discuss and answer the questions on page 457 on a blank sheet of looseleaf paper.
Section 11.1 Introduction to Light
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Light is a form of energy that travels in straight lines at a speed of 3 x 108 m/s through the vacuum of space and into our atmosphere. Light is a type of electromagnetic radiation, which is made up of wave patterns consisting of both electric and magnetic fields that move at right angles to each other.
Properties of Light Light travels at a very high speeds Light travels in straight lines • 1.
Light... • travels through a vacuum • does NOT require a medium for transmission. • Is energy transferred through radiation.
What is a Medium? • A MEDIUM is any physical substance that acts as a carrier for the transmission of energy.
Conduction & Convection • Heat energy can be transferred by either conduction or convection. • Both conduction and convection require a MEDIUM for transmission. • Conduction – solids • Convection – liquids & gases
Light is energy transformed through radiation Radiation is a method of energy transfer that does NOT require a medium.
Light is an Electromagnetic Wave • An electromagnetic wave is a wave that... • has electrical & magnetic parts • does not require a medium • travels at the speed of light
The Electromagnetic Spectrum • Scientists have identified many different kinds of electromagnetic waves. • A whole spectrum of them!
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/edexcel/waves/theelectromagneticspectrumact.shtml
Wavelength • Wavelength • Amplitude • Crest • Trough
A wave is a disturbance that moves through space, transferring energy from one point to another. Wavelength (nanometers, nm)- how long each individual wave is as measured from the peak to peak or trough to trough of a wave Frequency (Hertz, Hz)- the number of waves that pass a point per second
When the wavelength increases (becomes longer), the frequency decreases, resulting in low energyradiation. When the wavelength decreases (becomes shorter), the frequency increases, resulting in high energyradiation. Wavelength and frequency are inversely related to one another.
high energy radiation low energy radiation
KEY POINT: LONGER (LARGER) WAVELENGTH (Big Sumo Wrestler/Goalie) SHORTER (SMALLER) WAVELENGTH (Small Sumo Wrestler/Goalie) = Lower Frequency = Lower Energy = Higher Frequency = Higher Energy
Visible Light The wavelengths of light that humans can perceive with their eyes. “ROYGBIV”
Of the different types of electromagnetic waves, visible lightis the only one that humans can see. This visible spectrum known as white light is composed of seven different colors.
Newton was the first scientist to study color. He passed sunlight through a prism and found that it could be separated into beams of light of different colors. He showed that visible light actually consists of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet light. Each of these colors corresponds to a particular frequency and wavelength of light.
White Light & Prisms In vacuum, all colors travel at the same speed (= speed of light). The triangular prism slows down the speed of light, but by different amounts... Red Light = Least Energetic = Slowed Least = Travel Fastest. Violet Light = Most Energetic = Slowed Most = Travel Slowest. Prism can separate white light into different colors.
Ultraviolet Only some of the Sun’s ultraviolet light reaches the Earth – the ozone layer protects us from most of it. The UV light that does reach Earth can be harmful to the skin, causing sunburns.
X-Rays Used in doctor’s offices to see bones, but are also produced in space by violent processes. However, these wavelengths are unable to get through to our lower atmosphere.
Aside: Bees are Incredible! • Many species, including bees, can see a broader spectrum of light than we can! • Bees have UV-sensitive photoreceptors in their eyes that allow them to see UV light (humans cannot see UV light)!
There are certain pigments in flower petals that absorb UV light and create patterns visible to bees (but invisible to humans). These patterns are referred to as “honey guides” or “nectar guides.” They serve to direct the pollinators toward the center of flowers where the pollen is located.
Did You Know… Goldfish can see infrared radiation that is invisible to us. Bees, birds, and lizards have eyes that pick up ultraviolet light.
Sources of Light Light sources can be natural(coming from the Sun) or artificial (coming from a light bulb or candle).
TODAY: 11.1: WHAT IS LIGHT? READ PAGES: 461 - 469 Homework: Nelson Science Perspective 10: Page 469 # 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11 Sheet: Uses of Electromagnetic Waves