Movement of Light Quiz

Why does the paintbrush appear to be broken?

• The light is being reflected.

• The light is being refracted.

• The light is being scattered.

• The light is being absorbed.

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Which of the following statements is the BEST example of the refraction of light?

• seeing a rainbow

• looking in a mirror

• watching lightning strike

• feeling the Sun's warmth

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Which statement BEST describes a situation when light will no longer travel in a straight line?

• when it strikes a bathroom mirror

• when there is a change in brightness

• when it moves very fast through air

• when it passes through outer space

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The Moon is the brightest object in the night sky. Although it is very bright, it does not produce any of its own light. All the light we see coming from the Moon really comes from the Sun. Which of the following statements BEST explains why the Moon shines bright?

• The Moon bends the light coming from the Sun.

• The Moon reflects the light coming from the Sun.

• The Moon refracts the light coming from the Sun.

• The Moon absorbs the light coming from the Sun.

Which statement below BEST describes a situation when light is bent?

• when it is absorbed by an object

• when it moves from air into water

• when it travels very quickly through air

• when it passes through outer space

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Which statement below BEST describes what is happening to the beam of light as it enters the object?

• The light is being reflected.

• The light is being refracted.

• The light is being absorbed.

• The light is being scattered.

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This picture shows a pencil in a glass of water. Which statement BEST describes why the pencil looks broken?

• The light is being reflected.

• The light is being refracted.

• The light is being absorbed.

• The light is being scattered.

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Which statement BEST describes what happens when light hits a mirror?

• The light is reflected.

• The light is scattered.

• The light is absorbed.

• The light is refracted.

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Micah has just finished her science experiment. She shined a flashlight through two slightly different materials. The light coming out of Object A was just as bright as the light going in. In contrast, the light coming out of Object B was very dim. Micah created a drawing in her science journal to demonstrate what happened. Her teacher asked Micah to add a caption to her drawing. Which statement would BEST explain the drawing?

• Light is reflected in Object A and refracted in Object B.

• Light is refracted in Object A and reflected in Object B.

• Light is absorbed in Object A and passes through in Object B.

• Light is passing through Object A and absorbed in Object B.

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The picture below shows light striking the surface of the water. Which process is shown in this picture?

• absorption of light

• conduction of light

• reflection of light

• refraction of light

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