Which of the following happens when light hits an object like paper?

• All light is reflected.

• Light is reflected and transmitted.

• Light is scattered and transmitted.

• All light is transmitted.

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Which of the following happens when light hits an object like clear glass?

• All light is reflected.

• All light is scattered.

• Light is scattered and transmitted.

• Light is reflected and transmitted.

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Which of the following happens when light hits an object like wood?

• Light is scattered and transmitted.

• All light is scattered.

• All light is transmitted.

• Light is reflected and transmitted.

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What is the term that scientists use to describe what happens when light goes through an object?

• reflection

• scattering

• absorption

• transmission

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If an object is transparent, it

• allows no transmission of light.

• allows a little light to pass through it.

• allows a lot of light to pass through it.

• allows for all light to be reflected off of it.

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If an object is translucent, it

• allows no transmission of light.

• allows a little light to pass through it.

• allows a lot of light to pass through it.

• allows for all light to be scattered off of it.

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If an object is opaque, it

• allows no transmission of light.

• allows a little light to pass through it.

• allows a lot of light to pass through it.

• does not reflect or scatter light.

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What are optical fibers?

• A device used to convert electricity into light.

• Tiny plastic or glass strands that glow with tiny light.

• A transparent electric lamp containing a viscous liquid in which a brightly colored waxy substance is suspended, rising and falling.

• A lamp projecting a narrow, intense beam of light directly on to a place or person.

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Optical fibers work because

• light is scattered and transmitted by materials in the fiber.

• light is reflected and scattered by materials in the fiber.

• light is reflected, scattered, and transmitted by materials in the fiber.

• light is reflected and transmitted by materials in the fiber.

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You should be able to see clear images through a translucent object.

• True

• False

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