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Light Energy

What is light?

Goal:

Goal:

Light is the energy we can see. With light, we can see the things around us. When light shines on an object, the object is illuminated. When you turn on a light in a room, the room is illuminated.

There are two different types of light, natural and human-made. Click on the pictures below to review examples of natural and human-made light.

Glowing fire in a huge stone fireplace.

Some natural sources of light are the sun, stars, fire, and fireflies.

child is reading a book with flashlights in tent.

Some human-made light sources are flashlights, lamps, candles, and technology devices.

Question

What is light?

Light is energy we can see.