Light (With Helpful Pictures)

Light is a kind of.....

• reflection

• energy

• heat

• matter

What three things may happen to light that strikes an object?

• The light may be reflected, transmitted or absorbed.

• The light may be reflected and refracted.

• The light may be absorbed and transmitted.

Which of the following is demonstrated when light bounces off of mirrors or shiny surfaces?

• Scattering

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Reflection

Which of the following is the best example of an object absorbing light?

• A black sweater in the sun.

• A clean window in the sun.

• A curved mirror in the sun.

• A long shadow in the sun.

The bending of waves as they pass from one substance into another.

• Reaction
• Reflection
• Refraction
• Repost

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Caleb is sitting near the window on a sunny day. When he closes the curtain, the room becomes darker. What property of the curtain allows it to make the room darker?

• The curtain absorbs light.

• The curtain is brightly colored.

• The curtain folds easily.

• The curtain is rectangular shape.

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

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Which are the two type of light sources?

• Artificial and Natural

• Natural and Invented

• Artificial and Not Artificial

• All of them

Adrian is observing a piece of white paper. His eye perceives the paper to be white because his eye is receiving what kind of light?

• Light in all the colors of the visible spectrum.

• Light mostly at the ultraviolet end of the spectrum.

• Light mostly at the infrared end of the spectrum.

• Light the paper produces when heated by the Sun.

At what point is the laser being reflected?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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