Reflection, Refraction and How the Eye Works

Objects that reflect well are

• Matte surfaces

• Smooth, shiny surfaces

• Dark coloured surfaces

• Medium coloured surfaces

Identify the following image as or refraction.

• Refraction

• Reflection

Identify the following image as or refraction.

• Refraction

• Reflection

Which type of object blocks all light from going through?

• Translucent

• Opaque

• Transparent

Light shines clear through objects that are

• Translucent

• opaque

• Transparent

Which type of object scatters light as it passes through an only allows part of the light to shine through?

• Opaque

• Translucent

• Transparent

The color that you see is the color that is ____.

• refelcted

• absorbed

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

• absorbed
• stopped
• reflected
• refracted

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

• always travels in a straight line
• bends when it passes through water
• makes the water in the glass evaporate
• reflects the pencil on the water's surface

The bouncing off of light rays from the surface of an object such as a mirror or other shiny surface is called:

• mirror
• laser
• reflection
• refraction