4th Grade Chapter 6: Light

What happens when light hits an object?

• Some of the light jumps in different directions
  (bounces)
• Some of the light gets absorbed by the object.
• Some of the light bounces back to your eye
• ALL of them.

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Through which objects does light pass MORE?

• Transparent objects, like glass windows
• Opaque objects (not transparent), like a plant

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Things make shadows because they ______ light.

• BLOCK
• PASS

When light passes through things it ________. 

• BENDS
• STAYS in the SAME direction.

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___________ is when light BENDS or CHANGES direction.

• Reflection
• Refraction

Refraction makes objects look different.

• TRUE
• FALSE

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Which of these objects use REFRACTION?

• Telescope
• Magnifying glass
• Microscope
• ALL of them

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A Magnifying glass uses refraction to make things look closer.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Which of these is our MAIN (most important) source of light?

• Lightbulbs
• The Sun
• Fire
• All of them

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How does light travel/move?

• In ONE direction, VERY fast
• In ALL directions, VERY fast

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