Light Review

The bending of light is called...

• a rainbow

• refraction

• reflection

• absorption

When light bounces off light, this is called...

• refraction

• absorption

• reflection

• a prism

What happens when light hits a mirror?

• It goes through the mirror and bends.

• It goes around the mirror.

• It bounces off the mirror.

• It goes straight through the mirror.

What does the picture show about light?

• reflection

• absorption

• refraction

• light

The bending of light

• refraction

• light

• opaque

• reflection

The bouncing of light off an object

• basketball

• refraction

• reflection

• echo

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

• light is reflected

• light is absorbed

• light is turned

• light is refracted

How is refraction different from reflection.

• Reflection is the bouncing of light off an object and refraction is the bending of light when it moves through one kind of matter to another.
• Reflections is the bending of light when it moves through one kind of matter to another and refraction is the bouncing of light off an object.

The pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-

• absorbed
• reflected
• refracted
• stopped

Does the rose reflect or absorb red?

• Reflect
• Absorb