reflection and refraction

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

• light is reflected

• light is absorbed

• light is turned

• light is refracted

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According to the Law of reflection, a light ray striking a mirror

• continues moving through the mirror in the same direction
• moves into the mirror at a slightly different angle
• bounces off the mirror toward the direction it came from
• bounces off the mirror at the same angle it hits.

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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

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What does it mean to reflect?

• refract

• bounce off

• energy

• bend

What does it mean to refract?

• bounce off

• curve outward

• to bend

• reflect

Which of the following best models how light is reflected?

• An arrow hitting a target

• A ball bouncing off a wall

• An apple falling from a tree

• A marble rolling down a ramp

Light absorbs easily into dark surfaces. Which object would absorb the most light?

• black t-shirt

• paper

• window

• tree

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