lesson‚ you need to know a little bit about light. White light consists of all the colors of the rainbow mixed together. Diffraction refers to various phenomena which occur when a wave encounters an obstacle. In classical physics‚ the diffraction phenomenon is described as the apparent bending of waves around small obstacles and the spreading out of waves past small openings. Isaac Newton thought that light must be a particle because particles of light that travels in straight lines until they are
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In light reactions‚ the goal is to transfer solar kinetic energy to chemical potential energy. This is first done by the absorption of a photon of light. Plant pigments are molecules that selectively absorb light energy at wavelengths. A pigment molecule absorbs a photon of light one of pigments electrons jumps to an energy level further than the nucleus. The electron has more potential energy here. The electron now has raised from the ground state to an excited state. Pigments of photosynthesis
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Electromagnetic Wave from the sun such as light usually reflects horizontally off of surfaces. This process produces a super annoying glare that polarized sunglasses restrict from affecting your eyes. 3. In your own words‚ explain why we see a rainbow or colorful sunset. Explain the properties and interactions that make this display possible. (13 points) Sunlight is actually made up of a whole range of colors but when all these colors are combine it is seen as white. When the light passes through different types
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Students are not expected to know the answers to the Prior Knowledge Questions.] • To survive‚ what gas do we need to breathe in? Oxygen • Where is this gas produced? In plants Gizmo Warm-up During photosynthesis‚ plants use the energy of light to produce glucose (C6H12O6) from carbon dioxide (CO2)‚ and water (H2O). Glucose is a simple sugar that plants use for energy and as a building block for larger molecules. A by-product of photosynthesis is oxygen. Plants use some of the oxygen they
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THE NATURE OF LIGHT Until the time of Isaac Newton (1642–1727)‚ most scientists thought that light consisted of streams of particles (called corpuscles) emitted by light sources. Galileo and others tried (unsuccessfully) to measure the speed of light. Around 1665‚ evidence of wave properties of light began to be discovered. By the early 19th century‚ evidence that light is a wave had grown very persuasive. In 1873‚ James Clerk Maxwell predicted the existence of electromagnetic waves and calculated
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Silverstein PHY 101 Section 10497 March 4‚ 2013 Light up this World Purpose: In this lab experiment‚ LED lights will be used to show how when E&M radiation is absorbed‚ the energy is converted to heat. A drop of isopropyl alcohol will absorb light energy of different colors‚ and the evaporation rate of the alcohol will be measured. The key to this lab is the evaporation rate is directly related to the energy of the light shining on the drop. Materials: * * LEDs and circuits
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Dover Lights Introduction 1) Have you ever been sitting at home bored looking for something to do? Have you ever wanted to see some paranormal activity that is close to home? 2) Good Morning my name is Micah Thomas 3) Some of you may know the place a) Dover Lights b) I will tell you about i) The history ii) About the spot iii) Encounters 4) I have even had a couple of personal experiences Body 1. History 1) Spanish Conquistadors
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2-8 Refraction and polarization of light 5. Experiment Results A. Linearity of light 1. The light beam does go straight when we tested on the angle board. 2. As the source of light beam was getting farther away from the slit‚ the beam becomes narrower and shorter in addition to fading. This is because light particles escape more when they travel to go through the slit. B. Law of reflection Angle of incidence is the angle formed by a ray incident on a surface
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Dispersion Of White Light by a Glass Prism: When a beam of white light is passed through a glass prism‚ it is split up into a band of colours called spectrum. This is called dispersion of white light. The spectrum of white has the colours violet‚ indigo‚ blue‚ green‚ yellow‚ orange and red (VIBGYOR). The red light bends the least and the violet light bends the most. A rainbow is a natural spectrum appearing in the sky after a rain shower. It is caused by the dispersion of sunlight by water
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of Light on Snapdragon Flowers Introduction: It is a well-known fact that plants need light for nourishment‚ yet many people are ignorant of the reasons behind this. The biological process by which green plants utilize carbon dioxide‚ water and sunlight to form their own food is called photosynthesis (unknown). Past research has demonstrated that red and blue rays maximize this process (Rothenburger‚ 1993). The purpose of this experiment was to examine the effect of several different light sources
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