Fastest thing ever - Light travels at 299,792,458 meters per second (about 186,000 miles per second). Nothing is faster!
Takes 8 minutes from the Sun - Sunlight takes about 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach Earth.
Colors are just different wavelengths - Red light has the longest waves, and violet has the shortest.
White light is a mix of all colors - When you see a rainbow, it's white light splitting into different colors!
Some animals see more than us - Bees and butterflies can see ultraviolet light, which humans can't.
Black is not a color - Black is just the absence of light-it absorbs all colors instead of reflecting them.
Light can bend - This is called refraction and is why a straw in water looks bent!
Fireflies make light - This is called bioluminescence, and some deep-sea creatures do it too!
Moonlight is just reflected sunlight - The Moon doesn't glow by itself; it just bounces sunlight back to us.
Shadows can have different colors - If multiple light sources shine on an object, the shadows can be different colors!
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What are the primary colors of light?
How does light reflect off a mirror?
What happens when light passes through a prism?
What is the difference between reflection and refraction of light?
Why do objects appear in different colors under white light?
What is the role of photons in the nature of light?
How does light help us see objects?
What are some examples of natural and artificial sources of light?
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1. Why does light appear to bend when passing through water, making objects like a straw look bent?
2. What causes fireflies and certain deep-sea creatures to produce light?
3. How does the Moon's appearance of glowing result from its interaction with sunlight?
What is light?
How many types of light are there?