Light - 4th Grade

Which explains why the fork looks different under water?

• Light can't pass through the glass.

• Light is being reflected.

• Light is being absorbed.

• Light is being refracted.

This glass allows most light through. It is _______________.

• eflection

• refraction

• translucent

• transparent

Which letter shows reflection? 

• Pathway A
• Pathway B
• Pathway C
• Pathway D

What happens when light hits a mirror?

• it makes a color
• it reflects
• it makes a rainbow
• it passes through

A prism could best be described as which of the following?

• An object that does not allow light to pass through.

• A triangular object that allows light to enter and be refracted out into colors

• A pyramid shaped object that reflects the rainbow

• A triangular object that absorbs the light from a rainbow

Some light passes through it.

• Transparent

• Translucent

• Opaque

• Refraction

Which is transparent?

• a wooden fence
• clean water
• aluminum foil
• a purple balloon

What happens when light hits a mirror?

• it makes a color
• it reflects
• it makes a rainbow
• it passes through

How does light travel?

• in a wavy path

• in a straight path forever

• in a zig zag path

• in a straight path until it hits an object

What kind of object blocks all light?

• Opaque
• Translucent
• Transparent
• Reflected