Chapter 5 Light

Which of these provides the best explanation for why the pencil appears broken?

• The pencil absorbs the light rays that hit it.

• Water reflects light rays away from the pencil.

• Light rays are bent by the water in the glass.

• The surface of the water reflects the light rays.

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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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What makes it possible to see an object when looking through a periscope?

• It contains mirrors that reflect the object.

• It magnifies small objects so they can be seen.

• It absorbs the light rays passing through it.

• It separates the light into different colors.

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

• Scattering

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Reflection

A combination of all the wavelengths with in the visible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum will result in which of the following colors?

• White

• Red

• Violet

• Blue

A lens will __________ light

• reflect
• refract

What type of waves does light travel in?

• transverse
• compression
• high and low waves
• waves like the ocean

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Which of the following types of radiation has the shortest wavelength and the highest frequency?

• Radio Waves
• Infrared
• Visible
• X-Rays

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What does light travel fastest in?

• solid

• liqid

• gas

• vacuum

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states that when a wave is reflected from a surface, the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence

• law of universal gravitation

• law of the conservation of energy

• law of reflection

• Newton's second law of motion