Properties of Light

Properties of Light

By Melanie Stara

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What happens when a beam of light hits an object?

• The light passes through it.

• All the light is absorbed.

• A shadow forms.

• All the light is reflected.

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What is white light?

• type of light found in x-rays

• type of light given off by the sun and light bulbs

• type of light used in microwaves

• type of light that makes up radio waves

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What color is an object that absorbs all the colors in the light spectrum?

• rainbow

• black

• white

• invisible

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A leaf is green. What does this tell you about the light that is being absorbed?

• The light os a UV ray.

• All colors are reflected except green.

• All colors are absorbed except green.

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What happens when light hits a shiny or smooth surface?

• It disappears.

• It is absorbed.

• It is reflected.

• It is refracted.

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What is it called when light bends as it moves from one substance to another?

• absorption

• reflection

• refraction

• incidence

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Why doesn’t the surface of a wooden boat reflect light as the surface of water does?

• because the boat's surface is rough and diffuses more light

• because the surface of the boat is red, not blue

• because the boat is not natural like the water is

• because the boat is on top of the water's surface

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When you look into a mirror, what is happening to the light?

• It is increasing in wavelengths.

• It is being refracted.

• It is being reflected.

• It is being absorbed.