Light

Light is:

• a wave

• a flow of particles

• both a wave and a flow of particles

• a type of matter

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Light generally travels:

• in counter-clockwise curves

• in a straight line

• in clockwise curves

• around objects

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When light bounces off an object like a mirror it was:

• reflected

• absorbed

• refracted

• diffracted

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Which type of surfaces reflect light?

• shiny surfaces

• smooth surfaces

• metallic surfaces

• all surfaces

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Our eyes perceive different colors because of differences in:

• intensity

• wavelength

• angles

• sources

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Adrian is observing a piece of white paper. His eye perceives the paper to be white because his eye is receiving:

• All the colors of light in the visible spectrum.

• The colors of light in the very center of the visible spectrum.

• The colors of light on the red side of the visible spectrum.

• The colors of light on the blue side of the visible spectrum.

Brooke wakes up in the morning to find a rainbow produced by light shining through the fish tank near her window. What happened to the light?

• It was reflected.

• It was absorbed.

• It was refracted.

• It was blocked.

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A combination of all the wavelengths with in the visible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum will result in which of the following colors?

• White

• Red

• Violet

• Blue

What color does an object appear if it is absorbing all the colors of the visible spectrum?

• blue

• black

• red

• white

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Why does an apple look red?

• The color red is reflected but all the other colors are absorbed.

• The color red is absorbed and all the other colors are reflected.

• The color red is absorbed and the other colors are refracted (bent).

• The color red is refracted (bent) and all the other colors are absorbed.

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