Light and Electrical review

Light and Electrical review

Knies/Hernandez/Gamez

​Savannah Heights

Somerset ISD

​Refraction

When light is passing through the prism it is doing what?

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​How do you know this?

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​What is happening to the light colors?

​Reflection Review

​When light is reflected it bends or bounces?

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​When light is reflected it is also transmitted? TRUE OR FALSE

Multiple Choice

Lenses are used in many items including microscopes and glasses.  How do these lenses interact with light?

• These lenses are absorbing light

• These lenses are refracting light

• These lenses are reflecting light

• These lenses are causing light to disappear

Fill in the Blanks

Bend is to refraction

bounce is to

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Open Ended

What is one question you still have about light energy?

​Series Circuit Discussion

​What is a series circuit?

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​How many output devices are on this circuit?

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​If any wire is removed from a series circuit how many lights will remain on?

​Parallel Circuit Discussion

• ​What makes a parallel circuit different from a series circuit?

• ​In this circuit example how many output devices are connected?

• ​What is the energy source?

• ​Is it possible to remove one wire and still have lights on?

Open Ended

What question do you still have about electrical circuits?

Multiple Choice

What kind of circuit is this?

• series
• parallel

Multiple Choice

What is a switch's function in a circuit?

• to make the current hotter or colder
• turn on and off the flow of current
• the pathway that current flows
• to add more power to the circuit

Multiple Choice

The diagram shows a series circuit with three lit bulbs. How many of the bulbs will remain lit if the wire is cut a the point shown by the arrow?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Multiple Choice

All the lightbulbs in this circuit are lit. Which change would cause all the bulbs to go out?

• Removing wire 1

• Removing wires 2 and 4

• Removing wires 2 and 5

• Removing wires 3 and 4

Multiple Choice

Light hitting a mirror and bouncing off is an example of _____________________.

• reflection

• refraction

• transmission

• absorption

Multiple Choice

Light passing through a lens and bending is an example of ______________________________.

• reflection

• refraction

• transmission

• absorption

Multiple Choice

bending or breaking of light as it passes from one medium to another (from air to water)

• refraction

• absoption

• reflection

• lens