Pre-assessment Light

What can you use to see all the different colors in white light?

• A flashlight

• A shadow

• A camera

• A prism

What color is an object that absorbs all the colors in the light spectrum?

• A rainbow

• White

• Black

• Invisible

A leaf is green. What does this tell you about the light that is being absorbed?

• The light is a UV ray.

• The light is not a part of the light spectrum.

• All colors are reflected except green.

• All colors are absorbed except green

What happens when light hits a shiny or smooth surface?

• It disappears.

• It is refracted.

• It is absorbed.

• It is reflected.

What is it called when light bends as it moves from one substance to another?

• Absorption

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Incidence

What colours is white light made from?

• Orange, Green, Pink, Magenta, Peach, Rose, Lemon
• Red, Orange Yellow, Green, Black, Indigo, Violet
• Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
• Red, Orange, Yellow, Grey, Blue, Indigo, Violet

When light bounces off of an object into a different direction

• absorbtion

• refraction

• reflection

When light hits a translucent object and bends

• absorbtion

• refraction

• reflection

How is white light able to separate through a prism?

• the light is being absorbed

• the light is being refracted

• the light is being reflected

We are able to see a mirrored image of the mountains on the water through...

• refraction

• reflection