Behavior of Light

The ray of light that strikes a reflecting surface is called ________.

• incident ray
• reflected ray
• normal ray
• none of the above

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The angle produced as a source of light bounces off a reflecting surface is called ______.

• angle of crookedness
• angle of reflection
• angle of incidence
• angle of bounce

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Why can you see most objects? 

• they emit light
• light refracts through them
• light reflects off them
• They absorb light

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What does incidence angle equal?

• reflection angle
• ∠C
• ∠D
• all of these

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Light travels in ___________ lines

• wavy
• bent
• straight
• backwards

What is reflection?

• Reflection is the bouncing  of light off the surface that it strikes on.
• Reflection is the absorbing of light off the surface that it strikes on.
• Reflection is the bending of light off the surface that it strikes on.
• Reflection is the scattering of light off the surface that it strikes on.

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Swimming pools and the ocean look shallower than they really are due to:

• reflection 
• dispersion
• refraction
• total internal reflection

What is this called?

• refraction
• reflection
• reconstroction
• retraction

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According to the Law of reflection, a light ray striking a mirror

• continues moving through the mirror in the same direction
• moves into the mirror at a slightly different angle
• bounces off the mirror toward the direction it came from
• bounces off the mirror at the same angle it hits.

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The image formed in a flat mirror is

• larger than the object and farther away.
• reduced and closer to the mirror.
• a real image of the object.
• equal to the height and distance of the object.

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