Light Review

Students observe how light interacts with different materials and record what they see in a data table.

Which material would be entered into the empty box on the data table?

• GlassCardboardMetalCloth

• CardboardMetalCloth

• Cloth

• MetalCloth

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A card with writing on it is viewed through a jar with water in it. Part of the writing on the card appears to be changed.

The change in the appearance of the writing is the result of which of the following?

• Light rays passing through the water are bent.

• Light rays are absorbed by the glass of the jar.

• Light is not able to bounce off of the jar.

• Not all of the light that strikes the writing is reflected.

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The diagram shows the ways light travels or behaves when shone into water. Which beam of light is the result of refraction?

• beam D

• beam C

• beam B

• beam A

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In what way can you show reflection?

• observing their own image in still water

• enlarging an image using a hand lens

• warming metal under a heat lamp

• measuring a shadow made by the sun

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Which image shows a reflection of light?

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On his way home from school, a student notices a car with tinted windows.

He wonders if the windows he is seeing are translucent or opaque, and plans the following investigation to find out:

Step 1 - Shine a laser pointer at the window from outside the car.

Step 2 - Look through the window to see if the laser’s light is shining inside the car or not.

Which of the following choices would improve his investigation?

• Change step 1 - he should use a flashlight instead of a laser pointer

• Change step 1 - he should look to see if he can see through the window

• Change step 2 - he should look at how the laser pointer’s light looks from inside the car

• Change step 2 - he should look to see if he can see the laser on the outside of the window

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A student is sitting at her desk one day, and notices that the lights in her classroom have a cover over them.

She wonders if these covers affect the light in any way, and decides to plan an investigation to find out if they are transparent or translucent. Which of the choices below is an investigation and will give her accurate results?

• She can do research on the internet to see if the company who builds the covers tells if they are transparent or translucent on their website

• She can interview the workers who installed the ceiling, asking if they use transparent or translucent covers

• She can turn off the lights and try to see through the cover, deciding if the objects on the other side look clear or not.

• She can take off one of the covers and shine a light through the cover, looking at the light carefully on both sides.

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What does it mean to reflect?

• bounce off
• bend
• refract
• energy

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What does it mean to refract?

• bounce off
• to bend
• curve outward
• reflect

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What happens when light hits a mirror?

• it makes a color
• it reflects
• it makes a rainbow
• it passes through

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