What is Light?

Light
Light is an electromagnetic wave.
Electromagnetic waves can travel through empty space or matter and
consists of changing matter and electric fields.
The electric and magnetic fields vibrate at right angles to one another.
Electric & Magnetic Fields
An electric field surrounds every charged object.
Electric fields pull oppositely charged objects towards them and push
like charged objects away from them.
A magnetic field surrounds every magnet.
Magnetic fields pull metal objects towards the magnet.
EM waves are produced
An EM wave is produced by the vibration of an electrically charged particle.
When an electric field starts vibrating a magnetic field is created.
The vibration of the electric and magnetic fields creates an EM wave.
The transfer of EM waves is known as radiation.
Speed of Light
Light waves travel at approximately 300,000 km/s.
Light waves travel approximately 880,000 times faster than sound waves.
Light travels around the Earth 7.5 times in one second.
You will use the speed formula (S = D / T) in your calculations involving
the speed of light.
Light from the Sun
It takes approximately 8.3 minutes for light produced from the sun to travel
the 150,000,000 km from the sun to the Earth.
The EM waves from the sun are the major source of energy on Earth.
Although Earth receives a large amount of energy from the sun the Earth
receives only a very small portion of the total amount of energy produced by
the sun.

What is Light?
Light
Light is an _____________ wave.
Electromagnetic waves can _____ through _____ space or _____ and
consists of changing _______ and ______ fields.
The electric and magnetic fields ______ at right ________ to one another.
Electric & Magnetic Fields
An _______ field surrounds every charged ________.
Electric fields pull _______ charged objects _______ them and pull
______ charged objects _______ from them.
A magnetic field surrounds _____ magnet.
Magnetic fields pull _______ objects _______ the _______.
EM waves are produced
An EM wave is produced by the ________ of an electrically charged
__________.
When an electric field starts _________ a magnetic field is __________.
The vibration of the _______ and ________ fields creates an EM wave.
The _______ of EM waves is known as __________.
Speed of Light
______ waves ________ at approximately ________ km/s.
_______ waves _______ approximately 880,000 times _______ than
______ waves.
_______ travels around the ______ 7.5 times in one ______.
You will use the speed ______ (S = D / T) in your calculations involving the
______ of ______.
Light from the Sun
It takes approximately 8.3 _______ for light produced from the ______ to
____ the 150,000,000 km from the sun to the _______.
The EM waves from the ____ are the ______ source of ________ on
_______.
Although _____ receives a large amount of _______ from the sun the Earth
_______ only a very small ______ of the total amount of energy produced
by the sun.