Unit 2 Vocabulary (Energy, Circuits, and Light)

Front

What is the term for matter that light travels through?

Back

Medium

Front

What is the bouncing back of light rays from a surface called?

Back

Reflection

Front

What type of energy is described as energy of motion?

Back

Mechanical Energy

Front

What is the bending of light as it moves through one medium into another called?

Back

Refraction

Front

What do we call the path through which an electric current cannot flow?

Back

Open (incomplete or broken) circuit

Front

What is the term for a complete path through which an electric current can flow?

Back

Closed (complete or working) circuit

Front

What is energy that is stored and has the potential to do work called?

Back

Potential Energy

Front

What is the term for the energy that is associated with light?

Back

Light Energy

Front

What is the process of changing electrical energy into light energy called?

Back

Electroluminescence

Front

What is the term for the flow of electric charge?

Back

Electric Current