Science Unit 6 4th grade

When Timothy looks at himself in a spoon, why does he see himself upside down?

• A. Light is reflecting off of the spoon.

• B. Light is refracting into the spoon.

• C. The spoon is refracting light.

• D. The spoon is absorbing light.

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To better understand how light travels, Javon is studying his reflection in the mirror as shown in the picture. Which statement describes why Javon can see himself in the mirror?

• A. Light that is traveling in a straight line hits the mirror and goes back toward Javon

• B. Light travels through the other side of the mirror to make a picture of Javon.

• C. Light is being absorbed by the mirror that then makes a picture of Javon.

• D. Light bends straight up along the mirror and goes away from Javon.

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3. Josh is investigating what happens in a dark room when he turns on his flashlight and passes the light beam through the room. What will most likely happen if the light beam reaches a mirror?

• A. The light beam will be reflected by the mirror and bounce back toward him.

• B. The light beam will be refracted by the mirror and bounce back toward him.

• C. The light beam will be reflected by the mirror and continue in the same direction.

• D. The light beam will be refracted by the mirror and continue in the same direction.

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Halle wants to investigate how light is reflected by a mirror. She shines a laser light on a mirror. Which picture shows the path of the light?

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5. Erika is investigating the path light will travel when a light source is shined on a mirror. Which diagram shows the results of her investigation?

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6. Which picture shows the angle that light would be reflected after hitting a flat mirror?

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7. Natasha wants to see what happens when she takes a picture of herself while looking in the mirror. She found that the picture has a bright circle from her camera's flash. Which best explains the reason for this?

• A. The light is reflected off the mirror and into her picture.

• B. The light is absorbed by the mirror and into her picture.

• C. The light is traveling through the mirror, causing a bright circle on it.

• D. The light is absorbed by the camera, causing a bright circle on the picture.

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8. Cameron learned that white light is light that contains all of the colors of the rainbow. He noticed when white light is shot at a glass prism, it splits the light into all of its individual colors.

What conclusion can Cameron make to explain what he is seeing?

• A. Light is destroyed when moving from the air into another material.

• B. Light is absorbed when moving from the air into another material.

• C. Light is reflected when moving from the air into another material

• D. Light bends when moving from the air into another material.

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9. Which of the below statements describes a prism?

• A. focuses light

• B. absorbs light

• C. refracts light

• D. dims light

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What is happening to light that makes the pencil appear to be bent or broken?

• A. Light is being reflected.

• B. Light is being refracted.

• C. Light is being absorbed.

• D. Light is being spread out.

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