Light and Reflection

Draw how an incident ray of light would interact with this prism

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What property of light does the prism show best?

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Which is a property of light

• light has inertia

• light is made of cells

• light is energy

• light is matter

what are the other properties of light

• light can be transparent, translucent, opaque, reflected, or refracted

• light can be absorbed, reflected, refracted, or transmitted

• light can be white, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, or violet

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light rays reflecting off of this type of concave mirror always converge to a single spot (focus/focal point)

We see shadows because light travels in a __________________ line.

• curved
• straight
• rainbow

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The darkest part of a shadow, where no light rays reach, is called the

• total eclipse

• spot of totality

• penumbra

• umbra

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In the year 2024, there will be both a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse. Which one will be seen by a greater number of people?

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Why will the lunar eclipse be seen by more people?

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The imaginary line perpendicular to a reflecting surface is called _____.

• crooked line
• parallel line
• angular line
• normal line

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