Refraction and Reflection

The Moon does not produce light. What makes it possible to see the Moon from Earth?

• Light from the Sun is reflected by the Moon.

• The craters from the Moon absorb light.

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What kind of telescope is shown in the diagram?

• reflecting telescope

• refracting telescope

Tina is standing beside a car with tinted windows. Which of the following shows that a tinted car window is reflecting light?

• Tina can see through the windows.

• Tina can see herself in the windows.

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The diagram above shows a light ray as it strikes an object. Based on the way the light rays travel, the object in the diagram is MOST LIKELY —

• an eyeglass lens

• a mirror

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Which camera part uses refraction to help the camera take pictures?

• film

• lens

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Light allows us to see objects like this flower in a glass of water. What happens to light that causes the flower stem to look as if it is bending?

• Light bounces off the glass.

• Light changes direction in the water.

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Which of the following is the BEST name for the telescope shown in the figure?

• refracting telescope

• reflecting telescope

In the above figure, the spoon looks bent because —

• the light waves are refracted as they change speed when they pass from the water to the air

• the light waves are reflected as they change speed when they pass from the water to the air

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When walking through a parking lot, Sam notices that light rays pass through some objects, are absorbed by some objects, and bounce off some objects. When light rays bounce off an object, they are —

• refracted

• reflected

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Marlis shined two flashlights into a tank of water. She noticed that the light did two different things. She made notes about the paths of the light as shown in the diagram. She concluded that —

• the light from Flashlight A was reflected, and the light from Flashlight B was refracted

• the light from Flashlight A was refracted, and the light from Flashlight B was reflected

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