Light Review

What is the difference between reflection and refraction?

• Reflection means bending, and refraction is bouncing of light.
• Reflection is bouncing and the other is bending of light.

What happens to a beam of light as it passes from air to water?

• moves at a faster speed
• continue to move straight
• it will bend
• it cannot pass through water

When a light beam bounces off a surface it is said to be:

• refracted
• reflected
• transmitted
• absorbed

Which of these causes the colors in a rainbow to separate?

• sunlight passing through raindrops
• strong winds
• Earth's gravity
• different colors of light going at different speeds

What happens when light hits an object you can see?

• The light turns corners.
• The light curves around the object.
• The object reflects the light.
• The light and the object do not form a shadow.

What does it mean to refract?

• bounce off
• to bend
• curve outward
• reflect

What is a prism?

• a transparent object that separates white light
• an opaque object that appears black
• a translucent object

White light is made up of _________________ colors.

• 10
• 3
• 7
• 70

Light is a form of ______________________

• energy
• inertia
• currency
• sound

Light travels in ___________________

• waves
• sound
• packs
• thunder