Visible Light Properties
Grade 4•45 minutes•SOL 5.6
The student will investigate and understand that visible light has certain characteristics and behaves in predictable ways. Key ideas include
a) visible light is radiant energy that moves in transverse waves;
b) the visible spectrum includes light with different wavelengths;
c) matter influences the path of light; and
d) radiant energy can be transformed into thermal, mechanical, and electrical energy.
Learning Objective
I can describe how visible light travels in waves and has different colors.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Describe how visible light travels.
2. What is the relationship between wavelength and color in visible light?
3. Explain what happens when light is reflected off an object. Give an example.
...and 4 more questions
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