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  • Understanding Sunlight: Rays, Radiation, and Visible Light
    Rays of sunlight are simply called sunlight or sun rays.

    While there are more specific terms for different aspects of sunlight, like:

    * Infrared radiation (heat)

    * Ultraviolet radiation (invisible light that can cause sunburn)

    * Visible light (the spectrum of colors we see)

    The general term for the combined light from the sun is sunlight or sun rays.

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