Light

Light is a KIND of ENERGY.

• True
• False

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How does light travel/move?

• In ONE direction, VERY fast
• In ALL directions, VERY fast

What happens when light hits an object?

• Some of the light jumps in different directions
  (bounces)
• Some of the light gets absorbed by the object.
• Some of the light bounces back to your eye
• ALL of them.

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_______ is when light hits and object and it BOUNCES off.

• Reflection
• Refraction

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Which objects REFLECT more light?

• Shiny objects
• Dull objects (not shiny)

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Light can pass through objects.

• TRUE
• FALSE

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Through which objects does light pass MORE?

• Transparent objects, like glass windows
• Opaque objects (not transparent), like a plant

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Things make shadows because they ______ light.

• BLOCK
• PASS

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Which of these provides the best explanation for why the pencil appears broken?

• The pencil absorbs the light rays that hit it.

• Water reflects light rays away from the pencil.

• Light rays are bent by the water in the glass.

• The surface of the water reflects the light rays.

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Which of the following is the best example of an object absorbing light?

• A black sweater in the sun.

• A clean window in the sun.

• A curved mirror in the sun.

• A long shadow in the sun.

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