Light! Rainbows! Lenses!

A __________ is a transparent object with refracting surfaces that separate white light into a spectrum of colors.

• rainbow

• prism

• cloud

The bending of a ray when light passes from air into water is called _____________. (This is shown in this picture)

• refraction

• rainbow

• wavelength

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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 color reflects all light?

• White
• Black
• Orange 
• Green

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As you look at a rainbow, the colors go from top to bottom in what order?

• ROYGBIV

• VIBGYOR

• GYORVIB

• pretty to beautiful

A _______ breaks white light into colors.

• prism
• visible spectrum
• shadow
• lens

When all light can pass through an object, that object is:

• translucent
• transparent
• opaque
• reflected

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When light cannot pass through an object, that object is:

• transparent
• translucent
• opaque
• a prism

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When some light can pass through and some light cannot, that object is:

• transparent
• translucent
• opaque
• a prism

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Why does green grass look green?

• It reflects all colors except green.
• It absorbs all colors except green.
• It only absorbs green.
• The colors mix to make green.

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