CHS Y9 - Light and sound

Light travels...

• around corners

• in a straight line

When light hits a surface and bounces off it, we say the light has been...

• reflected

• absorbed

• refracted

When light appears to bend, we say it has been...

• refracted

• reflected

• absorbed

A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light

• always travels in a straight line.

• is refracted when it passes through the water.

• makes the water in the glass evaporate.

• reflects the pencil on the water's surface.

The picture shows the _________ of light.

• Reflection

• Refraction

A repeating pattern that can transfer energy is better known as a...

• motif

• prism

• radio

• wave

The diagram shows the...

• refraction of light.

• absorption of light.

• reflection of light.

• scattering of light.

Which is the reflected ray?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which is the reflected ray?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The ray of light that strikes a reflecting surface is called ________.

• the incident ray

• the reflected ray

• the normal

• none of the above