Let there be Light

An image can be seen in a shiny surface when the light is...

• reflected
• refracted
• absorbed
• stopped

The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-

• absorbed
• stopped
• reflected
• refracted

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-

• always travels in a straight line
• bends when it passes through water
• makes the water in the glass evaporate
• reflects the pencil on the water's surface

The bending of light rays, bending light means that it changes direction and/or speed.

• lens
• refraction
• magnify
• reflection

A solid glass or plastic object that light can pass through that refracts light and splits it into the colors of the rainbow.

• kaleidoscope
• prism
• telescope
• lens

The bouncing off of light rays from the surface of an object such as a mirror or other shiny surface.

• mirror
• laser
• reflection
• refraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is this image an example of?

• Reflection
• Diffusion
• Refraction

We can see objects because of_______

• reflection
• refraction
• transmission
• diffraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Swimming pools and the ocean look shallower than they really are due to:

• reflection 
• dispersion
• refraction
• total internal reflection

Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?

• The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.
• The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.
• The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reflected.
• The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reduced.