SOL 5.3 Light Review

What is being shown by the line between the tops of the waves in figure (a)?

• Amplitude
• Direction
• Trough
• Wavelegth

Reflection occurs when

• light bends.
• light shines in your eyes. 
• light goes through a surface. 
• light strikes a surface and bounces off. 

Which explains why the fork looks different under water?

• light can't pass through the glass
• the wavelength of light lengthens
• the amount of light increases when going through water
• light is refracted at an angle

A banana absorbs all of the colors except___________.

• blue
• white
• yellow
• green

What part of the Electro Magnetic Spectrum can be seen by humans?

• Visible light
• microwaves
• ultraviolet
• infrared

What determines the color of an object?

• The colors that are transmitted
• The colors that are absorbed
• The colors that are refracted
• The colors that are reflected

Objects that do not allow light to pass through are called

• Transparent
• Translucent
• Opaque

Objects that allow light to pass through but scatters the light are called

• Transparent
• Translucent
• Opaque

Objects that allow light to pass through with little to no interference are called

• Transparent
• Translucent
• Opaque

This diagram best represents 

• reflection
• refraction
• absorption
• diffusion