Force, Motion, and Energy
Virginia SOL 5.6.FME.5
Investigate characteristics and predictable behaviors of visible light.
What students need to be able to do
- Recognize that visible light is radiant energy moving in transverse waves.
- Identify light with different wavelengths in the visible spectrum.
- Explain how matter influences the path of light.
- Transform radiant energy into thermal, mechanical, and electrical energy.