Interactions of Light

Lori wakes up one morning and sees that it is foggy outside. Which term best describes the fog she sees?

• opaque

• reflective

• translucent

• transparent

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Heather puts a straw into a glass of water. She notices that the straw appears to be broken when she looks through the glass and the water from the side. Which term bestexplains why the straw looks like it is broken?

• absorption
• refraction
• scattering
• transmission

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During a thunderstorm, Mack saw lightning and then heard thunder 5 s later. Why does he see the lightning before he hears the thunder?

• He would have seen the lightning and heard the thunder at the same time.

• Sound travels faster than light.

• Light travels faster than sound.

• There is no reason.

Refraction causes waves to bounce back off of an object.

• True
• False

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When light waves are absorbed, they can become heat.

• True
• False

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

• absorbed
• stopped
• reflected
• refracted

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How do glasses use light to help the wearer see?

• Reflection

• Refraction

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The Bird can see it's image in the water. What causes this?

• Refraction

• Reflection

• absorption

• transmission

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Materials that do not let any light pass through them.

• opaque

• transparent

• transluecent

• reflective material

Matter that transmit light is _______________.

• opaque

• transparent

• transluscent

• reflective material

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