The sun is a star that sends out light.
Includes a pronunciation guide for scientific terms..
Reading Level 1-3, Interest Level 2-5. 24 full-color, illustrated pages.
Light energy from the sun makes it possible for life to exist on Earth.
Stained glass is an example of a translucent object.
Translucent objects have part of the Light bounce off them and the rest of the Light pass through them.
The Light bounces off objects behind the transparent glass and goes through the glass, allowing us to see the objects.
Light goes through objects that are transparent, such as window glass.
It bounces off objects that are opaque and goes to our eyes, allowing us to see the objects.
Light behaves in different ways.
Light also comes from other sources than the sun, for example flashlights.
Plants use Light energy from the sun to make their own food in a process called photosynthesis, and Light energy gives our eyes the ability to see the world around us.
Light is a form of energy, and in physics we say that energy gives something the ability to do work.
The Light we can see is called visible light, meaning that it is Light we can see with our eyes.
The sun is a star that sends out light