Tuesday, 17 May 2016

Chapter 9 : Ray Model of Light

  • Light travels in a straight line
  • It enables us to see
  • Light is a form of an electromagnetic wave. It travels from the sun to the earth through a vacuum in outer space.
  • The sun is the most important source of natural light.
  • Light travels at a speed of 300,000,000m/s ( meters per second ) 

  • We see lightning before hearing thunder as light travels faster than sound. Light travels at a speed of 300,000,000m/s which is faster than sound in air which travels at 340m/s.





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