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.

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The bending of waves as they pass from one substance into another.

• Reaction
• Reflection
• Refraction
• Repost

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The term for any wave that hits a surface and bounces off

• Transparent
• Translucent
• Refraction
• Reflection

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Blurs light as it passes through

• Transparent
• Translucent
• Opaque
• Refraction

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If a black and white car were in the parking lot all day. Compare the temperatures of the two cars.

• The black car would be cooler.
• The white car would be hotter.
• The black car would be hotter.
• They would be the same

This situation shows that

• light travels in a straight line

• light is everywhere

• light penetrates certain objects

• light is produces by the Sun

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Which of the following shows that light travels in a straight line?

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What conclusion can be made from this investigation?

• Light travels in parallel

• Light travels in a straight line

• Light cannot pass through and opaque object

• Light cannot bend

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