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2007-03-18 07:07:05 · 15 answers · asked by hollyberry 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
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2007-03-18 07:08:59 · answer #1 · answered by andre b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light travels at apporaximately 3 x 10(8)m/s. It travels in a wave called a transverse wave, this means that the vibrations of the wave are at 90degrees to the direction of travel. Light can either be refracted (slowed down and bent), reflected or diffracted. These are key points to the travel of light.
2007-03-20 09:20:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light is part of the electrmagnetic spectrum. It travels at the speed of light, 186,000 miles/sec in a straight line. It exhibits both wave and particle nature, but is generally considered a wave. It is a transverse wave like a water wave. Each color is a different wavelength. It can reflect(bounce) and refract(bend) as it ges into a new material.
2007-03-18 07:11:08 · answer #3 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some ways it acts as if it were a particle (which we call a 'photon') and in other ways it acts like a wave (which is why we say it's a part of the electromagnetic spectrum). In actuality, it is neither. Anything much beyont that and you';re going to need a couple of years of physics to understand the answer.
Doug
2007-03-18 07:12:20 · answer #4 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In straight lines. It comes from the light source, bounces (reflects) off of an object and the light goes into our eyes.
2007-03-18 07:09:59 · answer #5 · answered by Ty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Doug.
Light is neither wave nor particle.
But we assume it is either one of the two, to help us "calculate" things.
Light is essentially an original form on its own. How it travels, is not known for sure. But as mentioned, for the sake of simplicity and for purposeful sake, we assume it either travels as waves or as particles, depending on what kind of calculation we are looking at & for what purpose.
2007-03-18 07:28:06 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
light travels in waves.
2007-03-18 07:09:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light exhibits wave particle duality, depending upon the experiment it can be proven that it is a wave and it can be proven that it is a particle. it is one, the other, neither and both.
2007-03-21 23:08:08 · answer #8 · answered by kizerking 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
light travels in transverse waves and they carry energy from one place to another hope this helped =]]]
2007-03-18 07:10:34 · answer #9 · answered by g_eyez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Photons, usually in straight lines.
2007-03-18 07:09:24 · answer #10 · answered by David P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well first ask the following question, What is light?
2007-03-18 07:09:26 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋