Light and Color

Light is a form of _________.

• sound
• heat
• energy
• color

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Light travels ___________.

• backwards
• in a straight line
• in curves
• at a right angle

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What do water droplets in a rainbow act like?

• reflectors
• rays of light
• lasers
• prisms

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What color appears when all colors are absorbed?

• black
• red
• white
• violet

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Which example shows light being reflected?

• using a microscope to make small objects look larger
• using a prism to show the colors of the spectrum
• using eyeglasses to see things better
• using a mirror to see your image

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When a pencil is put into a glass of water, it appears to be broken? Why does the pencil look broken?

• because the shiny glass reflects light
• because the water separates light into many colors
• because the part of the pencil outside the water casts a shadow
• because light rays are bent when they pass from air into water

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What causes the mirror image of the duck on the lake?

• black light
• refracted light
• reflected light
• absorbed light

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Bending of light as it passes from one material to another is known as which of the following?

• absorption
• reflection
• refraction
• mirror image

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Which electromagnetic wave is most harmful?

• radio

• gamma

• ultraviolet

• microwave

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Electromagnetic waves can travel through

• space

• a medium

• both

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