5.3 Light Review Homework

What is being shown by the line between the tops of the waves in figure (a)?

• Amplitude
• Direction
• Trough
• Wavelegth

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Reflection occurs when

• light bends.
• light shines in your eyes. 
• light goes through a surface. 
• light strikes a surface and bounces off. 

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Which explains why the fork looks different under water?

• light can't pass through the glass
• the wavelength of light lengthens
• the amount of light increases when going through water
• light is refracted at an angle

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What determines the color of an object?

• The colors that are transmitted
• The colors that are absorbed
• The colors that are refracted
• The colors that are reflected

Objects that do not allow light to pass through are called

• Transparent
• Translucent
• Opaque

Objects that allow light to pass through with little to no interference are called

• Transparent
• Translucent
• Opaque

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This diagram best represents 

• reflection
• refraction
• absorption
• diffusion

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Which of these causes the colors in a rainbow to separate?

• sunlight passing through raindrops
• strong winds
• Earth's gravity
• different colors of light going at different speeds

Which is translucent?

• tissue paper
• air
• wood
• clear plastic

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What is most likely to happen to light that hits an opaque object?

• All of the light passes through the object.
• None of the light passes through the object.
• Most of the light disappears.
• Some of the light passes through the object.

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