Light Behaviors

Which statement best explains what is happening in this picture?

• The light is being reflected which makes the spoon appear broken.
• The light is being refracted which makes the spoon appear broken.
• The light is being absorbed which makes the spoon appear broken.
• The light is being transparent which makes the spoon appear broken.

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What is the name of the group of colors of light into which the white light was separated?

• transparent
• visible spectrum
• radiation
• opaque

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

• absorbed
• stopped
• reflected
• refracted

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Does the frog reflect or absorb green?

• Reflect
• Absorb

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When a wave passes from one medium to another, the ________ may change.

• speed
• frequency
• wavelength
• speed, frequency, and wavelength

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What is happening in this picture?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

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This image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Resonance

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When waves bend due to a change in their speed as they pass from one medium to another we are referring to ...

• reflection

• absorption

• transmission

• refraction

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8. There are different types of objects that allow light waves to pass through them. Which of the following allows only some light to be transmitted (looks blurry)?

• transparent object

• translucent object

• opaque object

• invisible object

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The bouncing back of a ray of light, sound, or heat when the ray hits a surface that it does not penetrate

• A. refraction
• B. reflection
• C. resonance
• D. standing wave

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