Light Review 1

What is formed behind an opaque object when light hits it?

• reflection

• refration

• shadow

• transparent

Which of the following does not refract light?

• prism

• convex lens

• concave lens

• mirror

Why does white light look like a rainbow when it exits a prism?

• The prism adds more kinds of light.

• The prism changes some white light into electricity.

• The prism is filled with many different colors.

• The prism separates white light into a spectrum of color.

When we see a rubber duck as the color yellow, how does this happen?

• The duck reflects only yellow light.

• The duck absorbs only yellow light.

• Yellow light is the strongest of all the colors of light.

• The duck is not really yellow.

Why do we see objects as white?

• They absorb all light
• They reflect all light
• They absorb some light and reflect some light

Another name for light bending is ....

• Reflaction
• Absorbing
• Refraction
• mirror

When we looked at our pencil in a beaker of water it looked bent, why?

• The light bends the pencil
• Light reflects off of the water
• Light changes direction in the water

A shiny piece of metal will __________ light.

• reflect 
• refract

A lens will __________ light

• reflect
• refract

What is a prism?

• a tool that separates white light into colors
• an opaque object that appears black
• a translucent object