3rd Grade - Bouncing Light (Light Energy, Reflection/Refraction)

What does the flower stem in this picture show about light?

• absorption

• reflection

• refraction

• transmission

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Mia pointed a flashlight straight ahead. The light traveled forward. Then it suddenly traveled straight back to Mia. Which of the following objects did the light most likely strike?

• brick

• large mirror

• clear glass window

• frosted glass window

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Jenny put a flashlight on a table so the light would shine on a wall. She put a piece of cardboard in front of the flashlight and could no longer see the light on the wall. What most likely happened to the light when it reached the cardboard?

• The cardboard destroyed it.

• The cardboard absorbed it.

• It was refracted outward in all directions.

• It was reflected onto the wall.

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Blake is standing in a pond looking at fish. From above the water, they look large. From under the water, they look smaller. What happens to light as it travels from the air to the water?

• It stops

• It reflects

• It bends

• It is absorbed

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Drew and Amy each took a glass and placed water in it from the same sink. Drew wrapped his glass with black paper. Amy wrapped her glass with white paper. Both students placed their glass under the same light. The temperatures after 20 minutes are shown in the chart. What might explain the differences in Drew’s and Amy’s temperatures?

• Drew’s water evaporated, and Amy’s did not.

• Drew used a darker color of paper than Amy did.

• Drew’s starting temperature was different from Amy’s.

• Drew’s water was placed under a light, and Amy’s water was in the shade.

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Lillian placed red and black paper on the sidewalk. She placed a thermometer on each piece of paper. She then recorded the temperature every 2 minutes. What is the best way to keep a record so she can compare the temperatures later?

• Create a data table for the two colors and record the temperatures every 2 minutes.

• Create a drawing of the experiment.

• Create a graph of the temperatures.

• Create a list of the hourly air temperatures in her neighborhood.

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