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Grade III SSC 3. Fire is a source of heat. Ex.
gasoline, wood and paper.
Science Reviewer
LIGHT
MATTER AND ENERGY
Light is everywhere. The sun give us
light during the day. At night, we see
Matter has weight and volume. stars and the moon.
Energy does not have weight and Sun is 150 million kilometers from
volume. It is the ability to do work. the earth. It take only 8 minutes for
light from the sun to reach the earth.
Sun is the main source of heat and Shadow because light travel in
light. It keeps us warms. It dries our straight line and when the light is
clothes. It also helps plants make food. blocked.
1. Electricity can also make heat Opaque objects that can block light.
and light. Example. bulb and oven
Transparent objects that let light
2. Fuels are things that can make pass through.
fire. Ex. water, air, clean glass
Translucent some objects can block How Sound Travels
some light. Objects that let small
amount of light pass through. 1. Solid
ex. frosted glass 2. Liquid
3. Gas
Where Light Can Pass Through
Solid
Transparent materials glass, water
and plastic let most of the light pass - sound travels fast on substance
through them. This materials also with molecules closed together.
include air. The molecules of solids are
closely packed so they are the
Translucent materials some best agent for sound.
materials allow some light to pass - sounds travel fastest in solids
through just enough to see clearly.
This is because the light is scattered so Liquids
the things inside cannot be seen very
well. - the particles of liquids are
farther apart than those in
Opaque materials some materials solids.
do not allow light to pass through. - sounds travel slower in liquids
They block light. Ex. stone, wood, than in solids.
cardboard and human body.
Air
Light and Colors
- sounds travels slowest through
Prism is a device that separates air.
white light and divides the light into - its not a good conductor of
different colors. sound because its particles or
molecules are much farther
Rainbow a black object absorbs all apart as in liquids.
colors. It is made when droplets of
rain act as prism. Pleasant and Unpleasant Sounds