Light - Reflection, Refraction, Absorption

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

• echo

• refraction

• reflection

• absorbing

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Which would you rather walk on barefoot if the sun is out all day long?

• grass

• black top

• sand at the beach

• concrete sidewalk

Light travels through air, water, glass and many other materials. What path does it travel to get from one place to another?

• sideways

• back and forth

• straight

• up and down

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

When light hits a barrier that is solid/opaque what is usually created?

• a hot object

• a shadow

• nothing

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Which color shirt would you rather wear outside on a sunny 90 degree day?

• black

• white

• gray

• navy blue

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

• reflected

• refracted

• absorbed

• turned

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

• light is reflected

• light is absorbed

• light is turned

• light is refracted

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

• refraction

• absorbed

• reflection

• flipped

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The bending of light is called...

• a rainbow

• refraction

• reflection

• absorption

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Light travels in a _________ line.

• wavy

• curved

• straight

• low