Ray Model of Light

Why can you look through a window and see an object?

• The window absorbs all of the light.

• The window scatters all of the light.

• Light is pass through the window to your eyes.

• Light is reflected off the window.

Light is predictable because it will always travel in a _________ line.

• Curvy
• Straight
• Backwards
• Crazy

This material allows almost ALL of the light to pass through it. This material is:

• Transparent

• Translucent

• Opaque

• Transaction

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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 imaginary line perpendicular to a reflecting surface is called _____.

• crooked line
• parallel line
• angular line
• normal line

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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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Glass has a _____________ index of refraction than air.

• Equal
• Greater
• Less
• Impossible to say

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The fact the two angles are the same is an example of....

• Refraction
• Angle of Incidence
• Law of reflection
• Magnification

This shows the phenomenon known as....

• reflection
• refraction
• mirrors
• focal point

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