Light - 5th grade

What does it mean if an object is transparent?

• Light cannot pass through the object.
• Light is refracted by the object.
• Light passes through the object.
• Light is absorbed by the object.

The picture shows light being ________________.

• Refracted
• Absorbed
• Split
• Reflected

When you see a rainbow, light is _________________ and ___________________.

• Refracted and Reflected
• Refracted and Absorbed
• Reflected and Absorbed
• Reflected, Absorbed, and Refracted.

Explain what is happening in the picture.

• Light is reflected.
• Light is absorbed.
• Light is diffused.
• Light is refracted.

A convos lens bends light _______________  and makes objects look ________________.

• Inward toward the lens; makes objects look larger
• Outward away from the lens; makes objects look larger
• Inward away from the lens; makes objects look smaller
• Outward towards the lens; makes objects look smaller

Alice was going to summer camp.  She packed a black shirt. The black shirt will keep Alice ____________ because light is ________________.

• cooler; reflected
• cooler; absorbed
• warmer; reflected
• warmer; absorbed

_________________ is the change in direction of light waves as the waves pass from the air into water.  The light appears to bend.

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Defraction
• Mirror Image

What type of lens appears in the picture?

• Convex
• Concave
• Transparent
• Translucent

What is a prism?

• A transparent object that reflects light.
• A transparent object that refracts light.
• A translucent object that refracts light.
• A translucent object that reflects light.

Shadows are formed when light is _____________ by an object that is ____________.

• blocked; transparent
• blocked; opaque
• refracted; transparent
• blocked; opaque