Refraction & some reflection

The ray of light that strikes a reflecting surface is called ________.

• incident ray
• reflected ray
• normal ray
• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The imaginary line perpendicular to a reflecting surface is called _____.

• crooked line
• parallel line
• angular line
• normal line

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Light travels in ___________ lines

• wavy
• bent
• straight
• backwards

Law of reflection state that - The angle of incidence is .................. to the angle of reflection.

• equal
• double
• half

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The bending of light

• refraction
• light
• opaque
• reflection

The bouncing of light off an object

• basketball
• refraction
• reflection
• echo

The change in ________ of light causes it to bend

• speed
• distance
• length
• color

What is occurring?

• reflection

• refraction

• absorption

• scattering

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2