Targets:

Physics Target 08-01: I can apply principles of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Physics Target 08-02: I can apply the principles of light energy to home and business lighting.

Physics Target 08-03: I can explain how color is produced and predict the outcome of additive and subtractive color mixing.

Text Objectives:

10.1   Describe the dual nature of light.

10.2   Explain why it is difficult to measure the speed of light.

10.3   Describe the electromagnetic spectrum.

10.4   Explain why Polaroid lenses are helpful in cutting sun glare from horizontal surfaces such as water and roads.

10.5   Explain how the frequency of light affects what happens when it enters a substance.

10.6   Describe what factors determine whether a material will reflect, transmit, or absorb light of a particular color.

10.7    Explain why white and black are not true colors.

10.8    Explain how color television screens are able to display pictures in full color even though the television tube produces only spots of red, green, or blue light.

10.9    Define primary and complementary colors of light.

10.10  Distinguish between color mixing by subtraction and color mixing by addition.

10.11  Explain how home lighting is measured.  Calculate illuminance and luminous flux.