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    Light is a form of energy emitted from light sources like the sun, stars, fires and some animals. Natural light sources emit their own light, while other objects like the moon appear bright because they reflect light. Some objects are opaque and block light, casting shadows, while other transparent or translucent objects allow light to pass through. Light is essential for life on Earth, as it provides the energy for photosynthesis, allowing plants to produce food and oxygen for other organisms.

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    Sources of Light

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    Light is a form of energy emitted from light sources like the sun, stars, fires and some animals. Natural light sources emit their own light, while other objects like the moon appear bright because they reflect light. Some objects are opaque and block light, casting shadows, while other transparent or translucent objects allow light to pass through. Light is essential for life on Earth, as it provides the energy for photosynthesis, allowing plants to produce food and oxygen for other organisms.

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    Light is a form of energy emitted from light sources like the sun, stars, fires and some animals. Natural light sources emit their own light, while other objects like the moon appear bright because they reflect light. Some objects are opaque and block light, casting shadows, while other transparent or translucent objects allow light to pass through. Light is essential for life on Earth, as it provides the energy for photosynthesis, allowing plants to produce food and oxygen for other organisms.

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    Sources of Light

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    Light is a form of energy emitted from light sources like the sun, stars, fires and some animals. Natural light sources emit their own light, while other objects like the moon appear bright because they reflect light. Some objects are opaque and block light, casting shadows, while other transparent or translucent objects allow light to pass through. Light is essential for life on Earth, as it provides the energy for photosynthesis, allowing plants to produce food and oxygen for other organisms.

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    LIGHT

    Introduction

    People and other animals can see because there is light. Light is a form of energy. The Sun is a very
    important source of light energy. Without the energy from the Sun, there would be no plants or
    animals on Earth’s surface.

    Sources of Light

    A source of light makes light. The Sun and other stars, fires, torches and lamps all make their own
    light and so are examples of sources of light.

    Some animals, such as fireflies and glow-worms, are light sources. They make their own light to
    attract mates.

    Types of Light

    Light helps us see objects. Light sources make their own light. The Sun is the biggest emitter of light
    along with stars, fires, torches and lamps which make their own light. Some animals such as fireflies,
    some jellyfish and glow-worms are light sources. They make their own light. Natural light sources
    include the Sun and stars. Artificial light sources include lamps and torches. Without light sources we
    could not see the world around us, however not every object we can see is a light source. Many
    objects simply reflect light from a light source like the Moon. The Moon is not a light source, it does
    not make its own light. The Moon reflects light from the Sun. We can see the Moon because light
    from the Sun bounces off it back to the Earth.
    Light and Sight

    People see an object either because it gives off light or because the object reflects, or bounces back,
    light. For example, people see the Sun because it gives off its own light. But people see the Moon
    only because it reflects light from the Sun.

    When only the surface of an object (such as the Moon) can be seen, the object is said to be opaque.
    Opaque objects do not let light pass through them. Instead they reflect and absorb light. As a result,
    they are not see-through. For example, a mirror is an opaque object that reflects almost all of the
    light that hits it. Most other opaque objects reflect and absorb some light. Objects made of wood or
    steel are opaque.

    If an object does not reflect or absorb much light, the light passes through it. This type of object is
    called transparent, or see-through. Clear glass and clean water are transparent. Objects that allow
    some light to pass through them but that are not completely see-through are called translucent.
    Frosted lightbulbs and stained-glass windows are translucent.

    Light and Shadow

    When an opaque or translucent object comes between a source of light and a surface, that object
    casts a shadow, or dark area, on the surface. A shadow can be created by any source of light,
    including the Sun, a lightbulb, a candle flame, or a flashlight. The shadow falls on the side of the
    object furthest from the light source. The size of a shadow depends on how close the object is to the
    light source. If an object is close to a light source, it casts a big shadow. If the object is moved further
    from the light source, its shadow gets smaller. The light source also makes shadows appear darker or
    lighter. If the light source is very bright, the shadow is dark. If the light source is dimmer, the shadow
    is lighter.

    Shadows cast by the Sun change during the course of a day. The Sun appears to move across the sky
    as the day moves from morning to night. The longest shadows are made when the Sun is the lowest
    in the sky (at the beginning and end of the day). The shortest shadows are cast at midday, when the
    Sun is highest in the sky. People have used shadows cast by the Sun to tell time for thousands of
    years. Ancient Egyptians made the earliest known sundial in about 3500 bce.

    Light and Life

    Light is very important to life on Earth. Using the energy of light, plants combine a gas in the air
    called carbon dioxide with water in the soil. Through this process,called photosynthesis, plants make
    their own food. People and other animals then use plants for food. As plants make food, they also
    give off a gas called oxygen. People and other animals need oxygen to stay alive.

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