Understanding Light

To bend light waves

• Light

• translucent

• refract

A dark area on a surface that does not allow light to pass through it

• opaque

• shadow

• reflect

a material that does not allow light to pass through it

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

a material that allows some light to pass through it.

• Transparent

• Translucent

• Opaque

a form of energy that can be seen

• light

• refract

• transparent

a material that allows light to pass through it

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

to bounce off a surface

• reflect

• refract

• absorb

We investigated light using a ___________________. It is an object or tool used to separate while light into colors.

• microscope

• prism

• shadow

• telescope

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

• Light travels in a straight line

• Light can reflect off a surface

• A lens is an object that refracts light

• Light can come from only one source

What happens if I shine my flashlight on a clear window?

• The light would be absorbed by the window

• The light would pass through the window

• The light would block all the light

• The window would crack