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In each type of medium, whether it is air or water or glass, the wavelength of the light will change, but not the frequency. This is because different materials or mediums have different qualities. Normally, light travels in a straight path called a ray, however, when passing through transparent materials, like water or glass, light bends or turns. It takes around 1.3 seconds for light to go from the moon to the Earth. It takes around 8 minutes for light to get from the Sun to the Earth. The Sun is almost 93 million miles from the Earth. To give you an idea as to how fast light is, we'll give you some examples. In a vacuum, where there is nothing to slow it down, light travels 186,282 miles per second! Wow, that's fast! When light travels through matter, like air or water, it slows down some, but it's still pretty fast.
Nothing moves faster than (or even close to) the speed of light. Light moves at the fastest known speed in the universe. Sunlight is a source of energy as well as a source of vitamin D for humans. It also is a major component in photosynthesis which is how most of the plant life on Earth grows and gets nutrients. Sunlight keeps the Earth warm, so it's not just a frozen ball in outer space. Sunlight does more than just help us see (which is pretty great, too). Without sunlight our world would be a dead dark place. These objects are called translucent objects. A third type of object does some of both and tends to scatter the light. Other objects completely reflect light, like an animal or a book. This type of matter is called transparent. Sometimes light will pass directly through the matter, like with air or water. Why does light go through some things and not others?ĭepending on the type of matter it comes into contact with, light will behave differently. Light is unique in that it behaves like both a particle and a wave. Today scientists say light is a form of energy made of photons. So does it even exist? Of course it does! We couldn't live without light. Light has no mass and is not really considered matter.