Properties of Light

If someone is wearing a black shirt in the sunshine, what will the black do to the light?

• Reflect it
• Absorb it
• Refract it
• Diffuse it

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Why does a spoon look bigger in the water than it does on the top?

• The light refracts as it moves from air to water
• The light reflects as it moves from air to water
• The light absorbs as it moves from air to water
• The light is diffused as it moves from air to water

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when white light strikes a green wall, all of the visible wavelengths ?

• are absorbed
• are absorbed except for the green wavelength, which bounce off the wall
• Bounces off the wall
• Bounce off of the wall except the green wavelength, which is absorbed

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When light hits a shiny surface how does it behave?

• Light reflects off shiny surfaces and bounces back at the source.

• Light refracts and bounces back at the source.

• Shiny surfaces absorb and stop light.

• Light is transmitted through the shiny surface.

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What picture shows light being absorbed by what it shines on?

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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.

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Why does this the t-shirt appear red and the shorts appear blue?

• The t-shirt reflects red light, the shorts reflect green light, other colours are absorbed.
• The t-shirt reflects blue light, the shorts reflect red light, other colours are absorbed.
• The t-shirt reflects red light, the shorts absorb yellow light, all other colours are reflected
• The t-shirt reflects red light, the shorts reflect blue light, other colours are absorbed.

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How can the bird see its image in the glass window?

• absorption 
• dispersion 
• reflection
• refraction

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At what point is the laser being reflected?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Light travels in straight lines until reflected by another object. Which illustration best shows the light being reflected?

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