Reflection, Refraction and Absorption

A leaf is green. What does this tell you about the light that is being absorbed?

• The light is a UV ray.

• The light is not a part of the light spectrum.

• All colors are reflected except green.

• All colors are absorbed except green

What is it called when light bends as it moves from one substance to another?

• Absorption

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Incidence

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

• light is reflected

• light is absorbed

• light is turned

• light is refracted

What colors are being reflected?

• all of the colors in the color spectrum

• none of the colors in the color spectrum

What color wavelengths are being absorbed?

• red, orange, yellow

• green, blue, violet

How is refraction different from reflection.

• Reflection is the bouncing of light off an object and refraction is the bending of light when it moves through one kind of matter to another.
• Reflections is the bending of light when it moves through one kind of matter to another and refraction is the bouncing of light off an object.

The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-

• absorbed
• reflected
• refracted
• stopped

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.

The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-

• absorbed
• stopped
• reflected
• refracted

Elijah observes a flower and sees that its color is yellow. Which of the following describes why Elijah sees this color of the flower?

• The flower absorbs and reflects light

• The flower absorbs and refracts light

• The flower reflects and refracts light

• The flower refracts and blocks light