Properties of LIGHT

What determines if light will be reflected, refracted, or absorbed by an object?

• How strong the light source is

• What the object is made of

• How big the object is

• How smooth the object is

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Energy waves bouncing off the surface of an object

• Absorbed

• Transmitted

• Reflected

• Transparent

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How does light travel?

• In circles

• In waves

• In zigzags

• In curves

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What object would best reflect a ray of light?

• Mirror

• Wood Table

• Bottle of Water

• Window

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A form of energy that is part of the electromagnetic spectrum and exhibits wave-like behavior as it travels through space

• Transmitted

• Transparent

• Reflected

• Light

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What does Transmitted mean?

• Energy waves bouncing off the surface of an object

• To soak up or take something in

• When something is passed from one place to another

• The ability for light to pass through so that objects behind can be seen distinctly

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What happens when you place a container of water in the beam of a ray of light?

• Light is mostly refracted.

• Light mostly bounces off it.

• Light is mostly absorbed.

• Light is mostly reflected.

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What is the best description of electromagnetic radiation?

• Energy waves bouncing off the surface of an object

• Energy that travels in the form of electromagnetic waves

• A form of energy that is part of the electromagnetic spectrum and exhibits wave-like behavior as it travels through space

• The ability for light to pass through so that objects behind can be seen distinctly

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A student places a pencil in a glass of water and observes that the pencil appears to be broken. Which of these provides the best explanation for why the pencil appears broken?

• The pencil absorbs all the lights rays that hit it.

• The surface of the water reflects light rays.

• Water reflects light rays away from the pencil.

• Light rays are bent by the water in the glass.

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The illustration shows the path of a laser leaving a laser pointer. At what point is the laser being absorbed?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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