Properties of Light - Test Practice (Weaver)

The following picture shows an example of light being...

• Transmitted

• Absorbed

• Reflected

• Refracted

The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-

• absorbed

• reflected

• refracted

• stopped

The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-

• absorbed

• stopped

• reflected

• refracted

A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-

• always travels in a straight line

• bends when it passes through water

• makes the water in the glass evaporate

• reflects the pencil on the water's surface

The bouncing off of light rays from the surface of an object such as a mirror or other shiny surface is called:

• mirror

• laser

• reflection

• refraction

• Reflection

• Refraction

Light bending as it passes through a rain drop is an example of...

• Refraction

• Reflection

Faith and Elijah are using a flashlight and their hands to make shadow puppets. What property of light creates the shapes on the wall?

• Light transmits through their hands.

• Light refracts when it passes through their hands.

• Light absorbs into the hand.

• Light reflects off their hands back at them.

Define absorption

• the bending of light rays

• occurs when an object takes in light

• occurs when light rays bounce from a surface

Define reflection

• the bending of light rays

• occurs when an object takes in light

• occurs when light rays bounce from a surface