Light

When light hits an area and bounces back it is called:

• echo

• refraction

• reflection

• absorbing

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When light goes from one material(medium) to another it becomes bent, what term means bent?

• reflected

• refracted

• absorbed

• turned

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Why does the straw appear to be bent?

• light is reflected

• light is absorbed

• light is turned

• light is refracted

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When light passes from air to water, what happens to the speed of the light?

• speeds up

• slows down

• stays the same

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What is the best explanation for Mickey seeing himself in the mirror?

• refraction

• absorbed

• reflection

• flipped

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What is happening in this picture?

• Reflection

• Refraction

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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

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The type of mirror used in reflector in automobile lights is

• Plane mirror

• Concave mirror

• Convex mirror

• None of the above

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The following diagram shows a driver who could see the image of a vehicle behind him without turning his back.

Why?

• Light travels in a straight line

• Light is refracted

• Light is reflected

• Light travels in two different mediums

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What causes the formation of a rainbow?

• Light travels in a straight line

• Reflection of light

• Refraction of light

• Light in bounced in two different mediums

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