Light Energy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements are true about how light travels?

• Light travels in a straight line from its source until it strikes an object.

• Light can bend around corners without any help.

• Light stops moving when it leaves its source.

• Light travels in a zigzag pattern.

Multiple Choice

What are the three things that can happen when light strikes an object?

• It can be absorbed, reflected, or refracted.

• It can only be absorbed.

• It can only be reflected.

• It can only be refracted.

Fill in the Blanks

When light strikes an opaque object, some light is

and some is reflected.

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank: When light travels through one

to another, light is refracted.

Multiple Choice

What is the process called when a dark object takes in light rays?

• Absorption

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Transmission

Multiple Select

Which of the following are ways light interacts with objects?

• Absorption

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffusion

Multiple Choice

When an incident ray strikes a mirror, what happens to the ray?

• It passes through the mirror

• It bends and changes direction

• It bounces back as a reflected ray

• It gets absorbed by the mirror

Multiple Choice

Which of the following objects reflects the most light?

• Chrome bumper

• Rear-view mirror

• White car

• Black cloth

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank: The bending of light when it passes through a new medium is called

.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of objects that can refract light?

• Prism

• Eyeglasses

• Mirror

• Telescope

Multiple Select

Which of the following objects can refract light?

• Prisms

• Eyeglasses

• Telescopes

• Mirrors

Multiple Choice

Which phenomenon is responsible for making the stamp appear larger when viewed through a magnifying glass?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Diffraction

Open Ended

Does water refract or reflect light? Explain your answer.

Fill in the Blanks

Water can reflect AND

light.

Open Ended

What is one thing you learned about light today that you found interesting or surprising?