Download 04 Bill Nye Light Optics Video Worksheet

Bill Nye Video: Light Optics
Before beginning the video, copy down the definitions for the following terms:
Reflection:__________________________________________________________
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Concave: ___________________________________________________________
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Refraction: __________________________________________________________
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Convex: ____________________________________________________________
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Focal Point: _________________________________________________________
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Internal Reflection: ___________________________________________________
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Optical Fiber: ________________________________________________________
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Questions from Bill Nye Light Optics Video
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Light can ____________________ , light can be _______________ and light can be _______________.
Eye glasses and microscopes work because of __________________________.
What kind of light does your remote control for your television use? ________________
The way a mirror is curved affects the way it _______________ light
5. Draw a diagram of a concave mirror.
6. Things looks ____________ in a concave mirror.
7. Draw a convex mirror.
8. Things look ___________ in a convex mirror
9. What shape is your eye? ____________________
10. Why can you see the penny in the tin pan when water was poured onto it? _______________________
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11. What can fibre optics be used for? _______________________________________________________
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12. Explain how a greenhouse works. ________________________________________________________
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Try the following quiz that is based on information presented in the video.
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We see objects because light is reflected from them.
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When light bounces straight off a surface, we say that it is refracted.
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When light is bent, it changes direction.
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Light travels in waves. T / F
When light waves slow down they change direction.
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Convex lenses make things look smaller and farther away. T / F
Mirror images are formed by light from the object’s right side reflecting from the right side of the
mirror and light from the object’s left side reflecting from the left side of the mirror.
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8. Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding light? Light can be...
a. Absorbed
b. abstracted
c. bent
d. reflected
9. Which of the following refract light?
a. Eye glasses
b. Microscopes
c. Telescopes
d. All of the above
10. Which of the following statements concerning the interaction of light waves with the glass of a
greenhouse is correct?
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Infrared is transmitted through the glass and is changed to heat.
The glass reflects ultraviolet waves.
Visible light is transmitted through the glass
All of the above