Episode 5 — Matter & Materials - Optical Phenomena

Optical Phenomena

Learners will be able to:

• Describe the process of fusion in the sun that releases energy. • Explain how electrons in the outer layer of the sun release photons of light when they fall back down after being excited. • Identify the role of electrons in giving off or taking in light and increasing or decreasing their energy. • Describe the concept of a "bank balance" between atoms, where energy is transferred from one electron to another through light. • Explain how light carries energy from one electron to another.