Light

Light bending as it passes from one medium (object) to another is...

• Refraction
• Reflection

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Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?

• The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.
• The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.
• The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reflected.
• The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reduced.

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Refraction is when light__________.

• bounces

• Changes speed as it travels through different materials.

• When light travels over 300,000 km/s

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What is the best explanation for Mickey seeing himself in the mirror?

• refraction

• absorbed

• reflection

• absorption

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What is Light?

• A form of energy that travels in transverse waves.

• When light bounces off an object.

• A material that allows light to pass through but looks blurry.

• ROYGBIV

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Visible Spectrum

• When light passes through an object.

• When light bounces off an object.

• The wavelength of light that we can see

• When light bends or changes direction.

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What is Absorption?

• When light bounces off an object

• When light energy transfers into the object

• When light travels through two different materials, causing the light to bend.

• A form of energy made of many colors.

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Transparent objects ...

• allows light to pass through but looks blurry.

• light cannot pass through an object.

• cause light to bend

• allows light to travel through and is able to be seen through clearly.

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Translucent objects ...

• allows light to travel through and is able to be seen through clearly.

• changes light into another type of energy.

• do not allow light to pass through.

• allows some light to pass through but looks blurry.

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In order to see an object, light has to do what with an object?

• Light travels from an objects and bounces off the light source.

• Light reflects off an object and enters into your eye.

• Create shadows so you can see the object

• Only come from the sun.