Properties of Light

Properties of Light

What are the properties of light and what objects have this effect?

Multiple Choice

When light bounces off a shiny or light coloured object it is called:

• transmission

• opaque

• reflection

• refraction

Objects that reflect light are:

• Mirrors

• Tin

• Metals

• Foil

• White/light colour objects

Refraction

• Refraction is when light passes through a transparent object, it slows down and bend.

• This will cause it to affect the way the object looks.

Multiple Select

Something that refracts light:

• Water

• crystals

• mirrors

• time

Absorb

Whenlight hits an object it may absorb some or all of the light.

Multiple Select

Which two of these absorbs light?

• Mirrors

• Tinted windows

• Transparent windows

• Translucent glass